姚华(1876—1930),贵阳(旧称贵筑)人,字重光,号茫父;室名弗堂、莲花庵,人称“弗堂先生”。姚华是清末民初时期,一位在学术、文艺等方面都卓有成就的学者。对于书画,姚华用功尤勤,“早夜不休,更肆意作书画,人竟卖之”。刘海粟在《姚茫父书画集》中言: Yao Hua (1876-1930), Guiyang (formerly known as your house), the word heavy light, the number of grandfather; room Fu Temple, Lotus Temple, known as “Mr. Yao Hua is a scholar who has made outstanding achievements in both academic and literary fields during the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republican China. For painting and calligraphy, Yao Hua hard work especially, ”endless night, more wantonly for painting, people actually sell “. Liu Haisu in ”Yao Mu parent painting" in the words: