Zhao Zuo

Zhao Zuo, Landscape of Quick Water from High Mountain, Shanghai Museum, 1611

Zhao Zuo (simplified Chinese: 赵左; traditional Chinese: 趙左; pinyin: Zhào Zuǒ; Wade–Giles: Chao Tso), a native of Huating (华亭, now Songjiang, Shanghai) was a noted Chinese painter in Ming dynasty. His birth and death years are unknown. His style name was 'Wendu' (文度).

Zhao specialized in painting landscapes with a rich and pure brushstroke style. He followed Song Xu and was one of the representative painters of "The Su Song Style" (苏松派).

Notes

  1. ↑ Cihai: Page 1944.
  2. ↑ "Zhao Zuo Brief Biography". Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2008.

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