Huang Shen
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Huang Shen (1687 - 1772) was a Chinese
painter during the Qing Dynasty
.
Huang's was born in Ninghua (寧化) Fujian
province, to a poor family. His style names were 'Gong shou' (恭壽) and 'Gong Mao" (恭懋). His pseudonym was 'Ying Piaozi' (癭瓢子).
He began his training under the painter Shang Guanzhou (上官周). In the earliest part of his career he excelled at cursive calligraphy
and favored a meticulous style modelled after Ni Zan
. He became better known as an artistic innovator who was one of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou
. When it came to paintings of people he favored images of religious, historic, and common people. His more famous works are The Drunk Monk and Shepherd Su Wu.
Chinese people
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painter during the Qing Dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....
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Huang's was born in Ninghua (寧化) Fujian
Fujian
' , formerly romanised as Fukien or Huguing or Foukien, is a province on the southeast coast of mainland China. Fujian is bordered by Zhejiang to the north, Jiangxi to the west, and Guangdong to the south. Taiwan lies to the east, across the Taiwan Strait...
province, to a poor family. His style names were 'Gong shou' (恭壽) and 'Gong Mao" (恭懋). His pseudonym was 'Ying Piaozi' (癭瓢子).
He began his training under the painter Shang Guanzhou (上官周). In the earliest part of his career he excelled at cursive calligraphy
East Asian calligraphy
East Asian calligraphy is a form of calligraphy widely practised and revered in the Sinosphere. This most often includes China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. The East Asian calligraphic tradition originated and developed from China. There is a general standardization of the various styles of...
and favored a meticulous style modelled after Ni Zan
Ni Zan
Ni Zan was a Chinese painter during the Yuan Dynasty. Along with Huang Gongwang, Wu Zhen, and Wang Meng, he is considered to be one of the four "Late Yuan" masters....
. He became better known as an artistic innovator who was one of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou
Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou
Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou is the name for a group of eight Chinese painters known in the Qing for rejecting the orthodox ideas about painting in favor of a style deemed expressive and individualist....
. When it came to paintings of people he favored images of religious, historic, and common people. His more famous works are The Drunk Monk and Shepherd Su Wu.
Sources
- Chinese Paintings in the Ashmolean Museum Oxford (73) OxfordOxfordThe city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
ISBN 1-85444-132-9 - National Palace Museum
- China culture.org
- HK artclub