Qiu Ying

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Qiu.
Qiu Ying

The Imperial examinations, by Qiu Ying, AD 1540
Born 1494
Taicang, Jiangsu
Died 1552
Known for Gongbi
Movement Four Masters of the Ming dynasty
Patron(s) Chen Guan, Zhou Fenglai (1523–1555), Xiang Yuanbian
Spring morning in the Han Palace, by Qiu Ying

Qiu Ying (Chinese: 仇英; pinyin: Qiú Yīng; Wade–Giles: Ch'iu Ying; 1494? 1552)[1] was a Chinese painter who specialized in the gongbi brush technique.

Qiu Ying's courtesy name was Shifu (实父), and his pseudonym was Shizhou (十洲). He was born to a peasant family in Taicang (太仓 - now Jiangsu Province) and studied painting under Zhou Chen in Suzhou.[1] Though Suzhou's Wu School encouraged painting in ink washes, Qiu Ying also painted in the green-and-blue style. He painted with the support of wealthy patrons, creating images of flowers, gardens, religious subjects, and landscapes in the fashions of the Ming dynasty. He incorporated different techniques into his paintings, and acquired a few wealthy patrons. His talent and versatility allowed him to become regarded as one of the Four Masters of the Ming dynasty.

Three of his best patrons were art collectors. One was Chen Guan from Suzhou. The other two were both younger than Qiu: Zhou Fenglai (1523–1555), from nearby Kunshan, and the well-known wealthy collector Xiang Yuanbian, whose home was in Jiaxing in Zhejiang Province.

Pavilions in the Mountains of the Immortals, by Qiu Ying
Scroll illustrating The Heart Sutra, by Qiu Ying, AD 1543
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Notes

  1. 1 2 Cihai page 211.

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