Chen Hongshou
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Chen Hongshou, formerly romanized as Ch'en Hung-shou, was a Chinese painter of the late Ming dynasty.
Self portrait of Chen Hongshou, 1635
Tomb of Chen Hongshou in Shaoxing.
Magnolia and Erect Rock (玉堂柱石圖) by Chen Hongshou, Palace Museum, Beijing
Appreciating Plums, Guangdong Museum
Yuan Hongdao
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Yuan Hongdao was a scholar-official and one of the greatest Chinese poets and littérateurs of the Ming Dynasty. He is also a well known author on Pure Land Buddhism.
"An Elegant Gathering" by Chen Hongshou. This work depicts the first public presentation of Yuan's Xīfāng hélùn. Yuan Hongdao is depicted on the far left next to a tree.
Title page of Yuan's Collected Works, 1629.