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Shen Zhou | |
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| Born | Xiangcheng, Suzhou, China 1427 |
| Died | 1509 (aged 81–82) |
| Known for | Shan shui |
| Movement | Wu School, Four Masters of the Ming dynasty |
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| Chinese | 沈周 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Shen Qinan | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 沈啟南 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 沈启南 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Shen Shitian | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese | 沈石田 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Shen Zhou (Chinese: 沈周; pinyin: Shěn Zhōu, 1427–1509), courtesy names Qinan (启南) and Shitian (石田), was a Chinese painter in the Ming dynasty. He lived during the post-transition period of the Yuan conquest of the Ming. His family worked closely with the government and maintained its wealthy status. Shen later retired and lived a reclusive life, spending most of his time painting and taking care of his widowed mother.
He was a contributor to the more individualist Wu School of Chinese art. Besides painting, he was also accomplished in history and the classics.