Shen Zhou

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Place: Xiangcheng

Born: 1427

Death: 1509

Biography:

Shen Zhou (Chinese: 沈周 pinyin: Shěn Zhōu, 1427–1509), courtesy name Qi'nan (启南) and Shitian (石田), was a Chinese painter in the Ming dynasty. Shen Zhou was born into a wealthy family in Xiangcheng, near the thriving city of Suzhou, in the Jiangsu province, China. His genealogy traces his family's wealth to the late Yuan period, but only as far as Sh...

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