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Zha Shibiao or Cha Shih-piao (; 1615–1698) was a Chinese calligrapher and landscape painter from Anhui. He was affiliated with the Anhui School, also known as the Xin'an School, which is noted for dry brushstrokes and sparse compositions. His family, and himself, were art collectors and Ming dynasty aristocrats. He had studied for the
Hong Kong Museum of art pageHuangshan site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zha, Shibiao 1615 births 1698 deaths category:17th-century Chinese calligraphers 17th-century Chinese painters Ming dynasty calligraphers Ming dynasty landscape painters Qing dynasty calligraphers Qing dynasty landscape painters Painters from Anhui
Zha Shibiao or Cha Shih-piao (; 1615–1698) was a Chinese calligrapher and landscape painter from Anhui. He was affiliated with the Anhui School, also known as the Xin'an School, which is noted for dry brushstrokes and sparse compositions. His family, and himself, were art collectors and Ming dynasty aristocrats. He had studied for the civil service exam
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under the Ming and received the xiucai degree in his twenties. However he abandoned any attempt at an official career after the Manchu
The Manchus (; ) are a Tungusic East Asian ethnic group native to Manchuria in Northeast Asia. They are an officially recognized ethnic minority in China and the people from whom Manchuria derives its name. The Later Jin (1616–1636) and ...
conquest. Subsequent to the 1670s he moved, or fled, depending on the source, to Yangzhou. As a calligrapher he was influenced by Dong Qichang and Mi Fu. His landscapes were more influenced by Hong Ren
Hong Ren, who is also known as Hongren, ( Chinese: 弘仁; 1610–1663) was a Chinese Buddhist monk and painter of the early Qing dynasty and a member of the Anhui (or Xin'an) school of painting. His birth name was Jiang Fang. After the fall of th ...
and Ni Zan. His later works are considered to have had a more moist and expressive feel than those of Hong Ren. As a person he was said to be easy-going, but slightly reclusive. He also had a fondness for drink, indulging into the late hours.
Sources
*''Chinese Paintings in the Ashmolean Museum Oxford'' (182) OxfordHong Kong Museum of art page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zha, Shibiao 1615 births 1698 deaths category:17th-century Chinese calligraphers 17th-century Chinese painters Ming dynasty calligraphers Ming dynasty landscape painters Qing dynasty calligraphers Qing dynasty landscape painters Painters from Anhui