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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