Zhao Zuo (), a native of Huating (华亭, now Songjiang, Shanghai) was a noted Chinese painter in

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 ...

.Cihai: Page 1944. His birth and death years are unknown. His

style 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, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam.Ulrich Theobald ...

was 'Wendu' (文度). Zhao specialized in painting landscapes with a rich and pure brushstroke style. He followed

Song Xu Song Xu (, born 1525), was a Chinese landscape painter. His courtesy name was Chuyang (初炀) and pen name was Shimen (石门, "Stone Gate"). Song eventually became a Buddhist priest and adopted various religious names. He was, according to some ...

and was one of the representative painters of "The Su Song Style" (苏松派).

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*Ci hai bian ji wei yuan hui (辞海编辑委员会). Ci hai (辞海). Shanghai: Shanghai ci shu chu ban she (上海辞书出版社), 1979. Ming dynasty landscape painters Painters from Shanghai Year of death unknown Year of birth unknown {{China-painter-stub