Xiao Zhao
Xiao Zhao (Hsiao Chao) was a Chinese painter active from 1130 to 1162, from Hu-tse, Shanxi. He was a pupil of Li Tang. A crater on Mercury is named after him.
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Xiao Zhao

Xiao Zhao · NPM Taipei · Public domain
- Born
- 1150
- Nationality
- Song dynasty
- Occupation
- painter
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Xiao Zhao (Hsiao Chao) was a Chinese painter active from 1130 to 1162, from Hu-tse, Shanxi. He was a pupil of Li Tang. A crater on Mercury is named after him.
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• Illustration — A Tower on the Halfway of A Mountain • Illustration — Travelers in a Mountain Pass • Illustration — Mangrove Tree near the Mountain

Xiao Zhao Mangrove Tree near the Mountain, 12th century, Liaonin Provincial Museum
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Xiao Zhao, Travelers in a Mountain Pass, 12th century, NPM Taipei
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1150
Xiao Zhao born.
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- 1.Emmanuel Bénézit. Dictionnaire des peintres,sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs. éditions Gründ. 10. 13440. 1999. 2700030184.
- 2.137.
- 3.Marco Polo, Le Livre des Merveilles
- 4.Li Chengsou est l'auteur probable d'un essai sur le paysage
- 5.Catégorie divine: shenpin shang
- 6.Li Chengsou,Hua Shanshui jue, publié in: Meishu congkan, I, p. 149
- 7.138.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Trois mille ans de peinture chinoise. Éditions Philippe Picquier. 1997. 2-87730-341-1.
- Peinture chinoise et tradition lettrée. Éditions du Seuil. 1983. 2-02-006440-5.
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