Zou Zhe
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Zou Zhe a native Wuxian, Jiangsu Province, was a noted Chinese
painter during the Qing Dynasty
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Zou was born in Wuxi
in the JiangSu
province. His style name
was 'Fanglu' (方鲁）. He lived in Nanjing, and later became known as one of Eight Masters of Nanjing
. Zou specialized in landscapes and bird-and-flower painting
s though only his landscape paintings still exist.
Chinese people
The term Chinese people may refer to any of the following:*People with Han Chinese ethnicity ....
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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Zou was born in Wuxi
Wuxi
Wuxi is an old city in Jiangsu province, People's Republic of China. Split in half by Lake Tai, Wuxi borders Changzhou to the west and Suzhou to the east. The northern half looks across to Taizhou across the Yangtze River, while the southern half also borders the province of Zhejiang to the south...
in the JiangSu
Jiangsu
' is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. The name comes from jiang, short for the city of Jiangning , and su, for the city of Suzhou. The abbreviation for this province is "苏" , the second character of its name...
province. His style name
Chinese style name
A Chinese style name, sometimes also known as a courtesy name , is a given name to be used later in life. After 20 years of age, the zì is assigned in place of one's given name as a symbol of adulthood and respect...
was 'Fanglu' (方鲁）. He lived in Nanjing, and later became known as one of Eight Masters of Nanjing
Eight Masters of Nanjing
The Eight Masters of Nanjing or Eight Masters of Jinling were a group of 17th century Chinese painters living in Nanjing who were leaders of the Nanjing school. The most prominent of them was Gong Xian. The Eight Masters of Nanjing were:...
. Zou specialized in landscapes and 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....
s though only his landscape paintings still exist.