About Zong Bing
Lived 375 – 444 (aged 68–69). Zong Bing was a Chinese painter.
Zong Bing (, style name Shaowen 少文, 375 – 443 ) was a Chinese artist and musician who wrote the earliest text on landscape painting. He wrote that “Landscapes have a material existence, and yet reach also in a spiritual domain.”
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Who was Zong Bing?
hermit who lived 375-443 (375-444)
When was Zong Bing born?
Zong Bing was born in 375.
When did Zong Bing die?
Zong Bing died in 444.
What was Zong Bing's occupation?
Zong Bing was a painter.
What nationality was Zong Bing?
Zong Bing was Chinese.
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