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Handscroll qiu ying fishermans flute
Qiu Ying
Chinese painter (1494–1552)
In this Chinese name, the family name is Qiu.
Qiu Ying (Chinese: 仇英; pinyin: Qiú Yīng; Wade–Giles: Ch'iu Ying; 1494–1552) was a Chinese painter of the Ming dynasty who specialised in the gongbi brush technique.[1]
Early life
Qiu Ying's courtesy name was Shifu (实父), and his art name was Shizhou (十洲).[2] He was born to a peasant family in Taicang.
His family moved to Suzhou (蘇州), where Qiu Ying apprenticed as a lacquer artisan, painting decorations on lacquer-ware. Despite his family's humble origins, he had natural talent and skill in painting. He later learned the art of painting from Zhou Chen (周臣, ca.
1450–1535).[1]
Career
He painted with the support a few of wealthy patrons, working in the residences of Chen Guan (d. after 1557) in Suzhou, Zhou Fenglai (1523–1555) in Kunshan, and Xiang Yuanbian (1525–1590) in Jiaxing in Zhejiang Province.[2] With his special gift for