Chen Hongshou (1598–1652), formerly romanized as Ch'en Hung-shou, was a Chinese painter of the late

Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last ort ...

Life

Chen was born in

Zhuji Zhuji () is a county-level city under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Shaoxing, in north-central Zhejiang province, China, located about south of Hangzhou. It has with a population of 1,218,072 inhabitants at the 2020 census e ...

Zhejiang Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by ...

province in 1598, during the

. His

courtesy name A courtesy name (), also known as a style name, is a name bestowed upon one at adulthood in addition to one's given name. This practice is a tradition in the East Asian cultural sphere, including China China, officially the People's R ...

was Zhanghou (章侯), and his

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were Laolian (老莲), Fuchi (弗迟), Yunmenseng (云门僧), Huichi (悔迟), Chiheshang (迟和尚) and Huiseng (悔僧).Cihai: Page 431. He once trained under Lan Ying, and was skilled in painting peculiar human figures, landscapes, flower-and-bird. He utilized plump, profound brushwork and precise color, creating a unique style. He always painted illustrations and made tapestry portraits. His two masterpieces, ''Shui Hu Ye Zi'' (水浒叶子) and ''Bo Gu Ye Zi'', were the rare examples among the Ming and the Qing dynasties. He was very famous at that time, called "Chen in South and Cui in North", together with Cui Zizhong. He also was skilled in calligraphy, poetry and prose.

Works

His works are kept in museums and galleries all over the world including these in the United States: *''Returning Home''

Honolulu Museum of Art The Honolulu Museum of Art (formerly the Honolulu Academy of Arts) is an art museum in Honolulu, Hawaii. The museum is the largest of its kind in the state, and was founded in 1922 by Anna Rice Cooke. The museum has one of the largest single co ...

*''Flowers & Bird (Xi Shang Mei Shao)''

Metropolitan Museum of Art The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, colloquially "the Met", is the largest art museum in the Americas. Its permanent collection contains over two million works, divided among 17 curatorial departments. The main building at 100 ...

*''Immortals Celebrating a Birthday''

Indianapolis Museum of Art The Indianapolis Museum of Art (IMA) is an encyclopedic art museum located at Newfields, a campus that also houses Lilly House, The Virginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park: 100 Acres, the Gardens at Newfields, the Beer Garden, and more. It i ...

*''Lady Xuanwen Jun Giving Instructions on the Classics''

Cleveland Museum of Art The Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) is an art museum in Cleveland, Ohio, located in the Wade Park District, in the University Circle neighborhood on the city's east side. Internationally renowned for its substantial holdings of Asian and Egypt ...

*''Master Laozi on the Back of Ox'' Cleveland Museum of Art *''The Mountain of the Five Cataracts'' Cleveland Museum of Art *''The Dragon King Revering the Buddha''

Freer Gallery of Art The Freer Gallery of Art is an art museum of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. focusing on Asian art. The Freer and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery together form the National Museum of Asian Art in the United States. The Freer and S ...

Gallery

File:Chen Hongshou, Appreciating Plums, detail.jpg, ''Appreciating Plums'',

Guangdong Museum The Guangdong Museum () is a general museum of Cantonese art, nature, culture and history in Guangzhou. History Old building The Guangdong Provincial Museum was located on 215 Wenming Rd. (), in Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, on which was the o ...

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Tao Yuanming Tao Yuanming (; 365–427), also known as Tao Qian (; also T'ao Ch'ien in Wade-Giles), was a Chinese poet and politician who was one of the best-known poets during the Six Dynasties period. He was born during the Eastern Jin dynasty (317-420 ...

'' holding Lingzhi File:An Elegant Gathering, by Chen Hongshou.jpg, ''An Elegant Gathering'', Shanghai Museum File:Chen Hongshou, Drinking Wine in the Garden.jpg, ''Drinking Wine in the Garden'', Shanghai Museum File:Landscape of pine valley by Chen Hongshou.jpg, ''Landscape of Pine Valley'', Shanghai Museum File:Ch'en Hung-shou 002.jpg, ''

'',

File:明-清陳洪綬準提佛母法像圖軸-Bodhisattva Guanyin in the Form of the Buddha Mother MET DP317447.jpg, ''Bodhisattva

Guanyin Guanyin () is a Bodhisattva associated with compassion. She is the East Asian representation of Avalokiteśvara ( sa, अवलोकितेश्वर) and has been adopted by other Eastern religions, including Chinese folk religion. Sh ...

in the Form of the Buddha-Mother''. Dated 1620, Ming dynasty.

References

* Cihai bianji weiyuanhui (辞海编辑委员会). ''Cihai'' (辞海). Shanghai: Shanghai cishu chubanshe (上海辞书出版社), 1979. *

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Chen Hongshou and his Painting Gallery
at China Online Museum {{DEFAULTSORT:Chen, Hongshou 1598 births 1652 deaths 17th-century Chinese painters Painters from Zhejiang Ming dynasty painters People from Zhuji Chinese portrait painters Artists from Shaoxing Buddhist artists

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