Zha shibiao biography books pdf

A catalogue of the Ashmolean collection of Chinese paintings by Shelagh Vainker published Oxford, Your name. Your message. The artist studied for the civil service examinations before the fall of the Ming dynasty, and it has been suggested that his subsequent departure from official life in favour of painting may have been prompted by lack of sympathy for the new rule.

From the s onwards Zha Shibiao lived in Yangzhou.

Zha shibiao biography books pdf: Zha Shibiao (), named Erzhan,

His family owned collections of paintings and bronzes, and he himself was a connoisseur. In painting he followed his contemporary Hong Ren and master from the Yuan dynasty, Ni Zan According to the inscription, this particular painting is after Wen Zhengming , also known as Hengshan xiansheng, and was painted during a trip to Yangzhou in Objects are sometimes moved to a different location.

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