Fu Daokun was a native of Kuaiji. Influenced by the fine cultural environment of her family, she liked calligraphy and was good at painting. According to Wusheng Shi Shi (The History of Wordless Poetry) by Jiang Shaoshu of the Ming dynasty, "She was especially strong in landscape. Besides, she copied the famous Tang and Song paintings so vividly that the brush idea was fresh and graceful and the spirit was lively. All compared her to Madam Guan."