About Min Zhen
Lived 1730 – 1788 (aged 57–58). Min Zhen was a Chinese painter.
Min Zhen (; 1730–?; courtesy name Zheng Zhai 正齋) was a Chinese painter and seal carver born in Nanchang, Jiangxi, who spent most of his life in Hubei. He was noted for painting human figures and doing occasional finger painting. He was orphaned at an early age and is sometimes associated with the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou.
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Who was Min Zhen?
Chinese painter (1730-1788)
When was Min Zhen born?
Min Zhen was born in 1730 in Nanchang.
When did Min Zhen die?
Min Zhen died in 1788 in Yangzhou.
What was Min Zhen's occupation?
Min Zhen was a painter.
What nationality was Min Zhen?
Min Zhen was Chinese.
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