Cuī Zǐzhōng (; died 1644) was a

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painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...

during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644). Cui was born in Laiyang in the

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province. His style name was 'Daomu' and his sobriquet was 'Qingying'. Cui specialized in human figure painting following in the style of

Zhou Wenju Zhou Wenju () ( fl. 942–961), also known as Chou Wen-chu, was a Chinese painter during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period (907–960). His exact birth and death dates are not known. Zhou was born in Jurong, and specialized in figure ...

in its tense and heightened state. He went on strike for a period of time when Li Zicheng captured Beijing, where he was living at the time. Cui's reputation for great painting led to him to be known colloquially as 'Cui in North'.

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* 1644 deaths Ming dynasty landscape painters Artists from Yantai Painters from Shandong Year of birth unknown {{China-painter-stub