Shen Quan
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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....
(1644–1912).
Shen was born in Deqing in the Zhejiang
Zhejiang
Zhejiang is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. The word Zhejiang was the old name of the Qiantang River, which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital...
province. His style name was 'Nanping' and his sobriquet
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was 'Hengzai'. Shen specialized in bird-and-flower painting
Bird-and-flower painting
Bird-and-flower painting is a kind of Chinese painting named after its subject matter. Normally, most bird-and-flower paintings belong to the scholar-artist style of Chinese painting....
, and was influenced by Bian Jingzhao
Bian Jingzhao
Bian Jingzhao , courtesy name as Wenjin Bian Jingzhao , courtesy name as Wenjin Bian Jingzhao , courtesy name as Wenjin (文进）, was a famed Chinese painter in the early Ming Dynasty. His birth and death years are unknown. He was a native of Longxi in Gansu Province and was active...
and Lu Ji
Lu Ji
Lu Ji , style name Shiheng , was a writer and literary critic of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history.-Biography:Lu Ji was a direct descendant of the founders of Eastern Wu and son of the general Lu Kang...
. His works were painted in a very realistic style, and he had many students and patrons.