Qiu Ying
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Qiu Ying
(b Taicang, Jiangsu Province, ?1494; d c. 1552). Chinese painter. Chinese historical writings refer to Qiu as one of the Four Great Masters of the Ming period (1368-1644), along with Shen Zhou, Wen Zhengming and Tang Yin. He was certainly the most versatile of the four. He was born into a humble family and studied painting with Zhou Chen in the literary and cultural city of Suzhou, centre of the Wu school of painting. He lived and worked on the fringes of scholarly Suzhou society. His livelihood depended solely upon his skill in satisfying the tastes and demands of his patrons. He was, however, more fortunate than other commercial artists in having three art collectors as patrons, with each of whom he stayed for several years. One was Chen Guan from Suzhou. The other two were both younger than Qiu: Zhou Fenglai (1523-55), from nearby Kunshan, and the well-known wealthy collector Xiang Yuanbian, whose home was in Jiaxing in Zhejiang Province.
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Qiu Ying
Qiu Ying (Chinese: 仇英; pinyin: Qiú Yīng; Wade–Giles: Ch'iu Ying; 1494? – 1552)[1] was a Chinese painter who specialized in the gongbi brush technique.
Qiu Ying's courtesy name was Shifu (实父), and his pseudonym was Shizhou (十洲). He was born to a peasant family in Taicang (太仓 - now Jiangsu Province) and studied painting under Zhou Chen in Suzhou.[1] Though Suzhou's Wu School encouraged painting in ink washes, Qiu Ying also painted in the green-and-blue style. He painted with the support of wealthy patrons, creating images of flowers, gardens, religious subjects, and landscapes in the fashions of the Ming Dynasty. He incorporated different techniques into his paintings, and acquired a few wealthy patrons. His talent and versatility allowed him to become regarded as one of the Four Great Masters of the Ming Dynasty.
Three of his best patrons were art collectors. One was Chen Guan from Suzhou. The other two were both younger than Qiu: Zhou Fenglai (1523–1555), from nearby Kunshan, and the well-known wealthy collector Xiang Yuanbian, whose home was in Jiaxing in Zhejiang Province.
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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.
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- Qiu Ying and his Painting Gallery at China Online Museum
- Artnet.com
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