Zheng banqiao biography definition

also known asZheng Banqiao, Kerou

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Zheng Banqiao was one of Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou during the Qing Dynasty. He was well-known for his calligraphy, paintings and literary works.

He maintained that a good piece of artwork should be the result of combining nature with one's own understanding and comprehension. Zheng Banqiao believed that one should learn from nature and not be restricted by the old ways.

Background

Zheng Xie (), courtesy name Kerou and pseudonym Banqiao, was a native of Xinghua, Jiangsu.

Zheng Banqiao was educated at home from a young age. He left home to study in Zhenzhou when he was 17 years old.

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Banqiao had gatherings with Wang Shishen and other artists. As their style of paintings was very different from the conventional painting styles of the time, they often viewed as "eccentric painters". Collectively, they were referred to as the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou.

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