About Bian Shoumin
Lived 1684 – 1752 (aged 67–68). Bian Shoumin was a Chinese painter, calligrapher and poet.
Bian Shoumin (; 1684–1752; original name Bian Weiqi [Chinese: 边维祺]), courtesy name as Yi-gong (颐公) or Jian-seng (漸僧), sobriquet as Weijian Laoren (苇间老人, or "Old man among Reeds"), is a famed Chinese painter in Qing Dynasty. A native Shanyang (now Huai'an), he was one of the "Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou" and famous for painting wild geese, which earned him the name Bianyan (边雁, or "Bian geese").
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Who was Bian Shoumin?
Chinese artist (1684-1752)
When was Bian Shoumin born?
Bian Shoumin was born in 1684.
When did Bian Shoumin die?
Bian Shoumin died in 1752.
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Bian Shoumin was a painter, calligrapher and poet.
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Bian Shoumin was Chinese.
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