Zhou Zhimian
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Zhou Zhimian courtesy name as Fuqin, sobriquet as Shaogu, is a noted Chinese
painter in Ming Dynasty
. His birth and death years are unknown. He was born in Changshu
, Jiangsu Province.
He excelled at bird-and-flower painting
, especially domestic birds. He observed the birds flying and eating, and painted them in a pure and terse taste.
Chinese people
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painter in Ming Dynasty
Ming Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...
. His birth and death years are unknown. He was born in Changshu
Changshu
Changshu is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Suzhou, and is located in the south-eastern part of eastern-China’s Jiangsu Province as well as the Yangtze River Delta...
, Jiangsu Province.
He excelled at 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....
, especially domestic birds. He observed the birds flying and eating, and painted them in a pure and terse taste.