Cheng Sui
Ming dynasty person CBDB=89926 (1605–1691)
Cheng Sui (Chinese: 程邃; pinyin: Chéng Suì; 1605–1691) was a Qing dynasty Chinese landscape painter, poet, seal cutter, and calligrapher.
Cheng was born in She County, Anhui. His courtesy name was 'Muqian' and his sobriquet was 'Gou daoren'. Cheng's landscapes were painted using dry and dark brushstrokes. He died in 1691.
“Cheng Sui” enters the record as ming dynasty person CBDB=89926 (1605–1691). Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Cheng, Ming and dynasty can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Chronology, provenance and viewpoint should be read together before a broad social or political interpretation is accepted. The source revision retrieved here is dated Dec 29, 2024. The linked authority identifier is Q5091253. VIAF identifies the subject as 68591177. The Library of Congress control number is no2002003535. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1605 and 1691.
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