Huang Shen

Huang Shen

Fisherman and Fisherwoman (渔翁渔妇图) by Huang Shen, Nanjing Museum
Traditional Chinese 黃慎
Simplified Chinese 黄慎
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Huang.

Huang Shen (1687–1772) was a Chinese painter during the Qing Dynasty.[1] Huang was born in Ninghua, Fujian province, to a poor family. His courtesy names were Gongshou (恭壽) and Gongmao (恭懋). His pseudonym was Yingpiaozi (癭瓢子).[1]

He began his training under the painter Shangguan Zhou (上官周).[1] In the earliest part of his career he excelled at cursive calligraphy and favored a meticulous style modelled after Ni Zan. He became better known as an artistic innovator who was one of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou. When it came to paintings of people he favored images of religious, historic, and common people. His more famous works include The Drunk Monk and Shepherd Su Wu.

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  1. 1 2 3 Cihai: Page 2054.

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