Bada Shanren
Chinese painter and calligraphist (1626–1705) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Zhu Da (朱耷), also known by his pen name Bada Shanren (八大山人), was a late-Ming and early-Qing dynasty Chinese painter, calligrapher, and poet. He was born in Nanchang, Jiangxi, in 1626, at during the Ming-Qing Transition.[1] Zhu was mentally ill and displayed erratic behavior.[2] He was related to the House of Zhu, which was destroyed and executed by the new Qing dynasty. Fearing that he would also be purged and executed, he fled to a Buddhist temple and learned the teachings of Chan (Zen) Buddhism, becoming a monk for 30 years.[3]
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He spent most of his early to mid-life in the Buddhist monkhood, returning to Nanchang when he was about fifty years old.[4] He embarked on an artistic career soon after reentering secular life in 1680, producing works that featured his calligraphy, painting, and poetry.[5] Most of the time, he painted simple subjects like flowers, plants, and animals and kept most of the given space empty.[5] Toward the end of his life, he started painting more landscapes.[6][7]
Some of his artwork were metaphors on the fall of the Ming dynasty and its failure after being destroyed by the Qing.[8] His poems often included obscure references.[9]