赵之谦是有清一代艺术大家,堪称篆刻、书法、绘画三绝,但是其艺事活动却在创作力最为旺盛的时期骤然消歇,“至江西后,誓不奏刀,……画亦不多作。”1,实在令人扼腕叹息。而这一切皆缘于他人生的重大拐点——捐纳为官,走上“依日月之光,尽犬马之用”2的仕途经济之路。这一事件的具体始应从一通手札的系年谈起: Zhao Zhiqian is a generation of art, called seal, calligraphy, painting three must, but its art activities in the creative power of the most exuberant period suddenly eased, “to Jiangxi, vowed not to play knife, ... ... nor More to do. ”1, it is a pity sighed. And all this is due to a major turning point in his life - donated as an official, embarked on the road of economic career career. The exact beginning of this event should start from a year of roving years: