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Zha Shibiao (1615-1698), also known as Erzhan and Meihesanren, was a native of Xiuning, Anhui Province. He was a famous painter, calligrapher and poet in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. He lived in a turbulent era. The fall of the Ming Dynasty and the establishment of the Qing Dynasty, as well as the drastic social changes, not only affected his life trajectory, but also left a deep imprint on his artistic creation. In his early years, Zha Shibiao participated in the imperial examinations, hoping to realize his ambitions through official career. However, he was unlucky and eventually chose to retire to the mountains and forests, expressing his feelings through calligraphy and painting, and using pen and ink to express his feelings.

Zha Shibiao's small landscape paintings are famous for their freshness, elegance and profound artistic conception. He was deeply influenced by the Four Masters of the Yuan Dynasty (Huang Gongwang, Wu Zhen, Ni Zan, Wang Meng) and Dong Qichang, and especially had a deep understanding and unique interpretation of Ni Zan's "freehand brushwork without seeking resemblance". In his paintings, landscapes are no longer a simple reproduction of natural landscapes, but are integrated with the painter's emotions and philosophical thoughts, becoming a spiritual sustenance and spiritual home.
Zha Shibiao is good at using dry brush to rub and rub, and the ink is thick and thin, dry and wet, creating a visual effect that is both vigorous and warm. His painting composition is simple but layered, often with distant mountains, nearby water, sparse forests and paths as elements. Through clever layout, the limited painting space shows infinite artistic conception. In terms of color application, he prefers light and elegant tones, mainly ink, and occasionally light colors, making the picture fresh and refined, yet vivid.

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