About Hu Zao
Lived 1615 – 1681 (aged 65–66). Hu Zao was a Chinese painter.
Hu Zao (Wade Giles: Hu Tsao, traditional: 胡慥, simplified: 胡慥, pinyin: Hú Zào); was a Chinese landscape painter during the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912), one of the Eight Masters of Nanjing. His specific years of birth and death are not known.
Hu was born in the Jiangsu province. His style name was 'Shigong'. Hu painted landscapes and human figures, and specialized in sketching chrysanthemums.
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Chinese artist (1615-1681)
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Hu Zao was born in 1615.
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Hu Zao died in 1681.
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Hu Zao was a painter.
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Hu Zao was Chinese.
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