Xie Huan (; active 1426–1452)
[Barnhart: 377. Xie Huan's style name was Tingxun (庭循)] was a Chinese painter of the early
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 ...
. He is best known for his painting of domestic settings, story-theme artwork, and
landscape painting
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s.
The famous Chinese painter
Shen Zhou
Shen Zhou (, 1427–1509), courtesy names Qi'nan () and Shitian (), was a Chinese painter in the Ming dynasty. He lived during the post-transition period of the Yuan conquest of the Ming. Luckily, his family worked closely with the government an ...
admired his artwork, and collected art pieces by Xie Huan.
Gallery
Image:杏園雅集圖.jpg, Xie Huan, ''Elegant Gathering in the Apricot Garden''
Image:香山九老圖.jpg, Xie Huan, ''Nine Old Charts in Xiangshan''
See also
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List of Chinese people
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* Chinese calligraphy
* Chinese painting
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* Lists of painters
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Chinese painting
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Notes
External links
Metro MuseumSocial Status and Art Collecting
References
Barnhart, R. M. et al. (1997). Three thousand years of Chinese painting. New Haven, Yale University Press.
Ming dynasty painters
Year of death unknown
Artists from Wenzhou
Painters from Zhejiang
Year of birth unknown
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