Dong Qichang

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Born: 1555

Death: 1636

Biography:

Dong Qichang (Chinese: 董其昌 pinyin: Dǒng Qíchāng Wade–Giles: Tung Ch'i-ch'ang courtesy name Xuanzai (玄宰) 1555–1636), was a Chinese painter, scholar, calligrapher, and art theorist of the later period of the Ming Dynasty. His work favored expression over formal likeness. He also avoided anything he deemed to be slick or sentimental. This led him to c...

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