Sun Long (; was a
Chinese
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landscape painter that was active during the early
Ming dynasty
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(1368–1644). His specific dates of birth and death have not been official or known, though he was active during the
Xuande
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** ''Thiên Khánh'' (天慶, 1426–142 ...
era.
Sun was born in Piling (毗陵 modern day
Changzhou in the
Jiangsu
Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, Postal romanization, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an Eastern China, eastern coastal Provinces of the People's Republic of China, province of the China, People's Republic of China. It is o ...
province).
[中国古代书画鑑定组: Page 34.] His
style name
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s were ''
'Tingzhen'
'' ''(廷振)'' and ''
'Congji'
'' ''(從吉)''. His
pseudonym
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was ''
'Douchi (都痴). Sun painted landscapes, but he was also a well known person for his
plum
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History
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,
locust, and
grass paintings.
Notes
References
* Barnhart, R. M. et al. (1997). Three thousand years of Chinese painting. New Haven, Yale University Press.
* Zhongguo gu dai shu hua jian ding zu (中国古代书画鑑定组). 2000. Zhongguo hui hua quan ji (中国绘画全集). Zhongguo mei shu fen lei quan ji. Beijing: Wen wu chu ban she. Volume 10.
Ming dynasty landscape painters
Year of death unknown
Painters from Changzhou
Year of birth unknown
Chinese women painters
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