Dominate the leader of the figure painting world in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, and a generation of grandmasters - Chen Hongshou

Chen Hongshou, born in 1599 in Zhuji County, Shaoxing Province, Zhejiang Province (now Chenjia Village, Fengqiao Town, Zhuji City, Zhejiang Province), was a famous calligrapher, painter and poet in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. Zi Zhanghou, young name Lotus, a Xu An, no. old lian, no other name XiaoJing name, late number old chi, regret late, also known as repentant monk, Cloud Gate monk. Throughout his life, he is known for his painting, especially the painting of figures, and Chen Hongshou's painting skills have been inherited by his later students, and he can be called a generation of masters. Chen Hongshou was a brilliant and great painter in the history of Chinese art. He is a master painter who is good at characters, seiko flowers and birds, and can also paint landscapes, and the figures painted by Chen Hongshou have a tall physique, meticulous, clear and smooth clothing, hooks have strength, and the overall effect is above Qiu Ying and Tang Yin. At the time of the Ming and Qing dynasties, thousands of painters imitated Chen Hongshou, and his works and techniques spread far and wide to Korea and Japan. Chen Hongshou engaged in the art of printmaking all his life, and was widely circulated in the form of book illustrations. Chen Hongshou's artistic achievements are first manifested in printmaking. From the Ming Dynasty to the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, it was the golden age of Chinese printmaking, especially Xiao Yuncong and Chen Hongshou, who presided over the painting world. Xiao's heirloom woodblock prints are best landscapes, while Chen Hongshou dominates the world of figure painting.

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