Zou Yigui: life and works

Zou Yigui (simplified Chinese: 邹一桂; traditional Chinese: 鄒一桂; pinyin: Zōu Yīguì; Wade–Giles: Tsou I-kui) (1686–1772), style post as Yuanbao (原褒), sobriquet as Xiaoshan (小山) and Erzhi (二知), is a famed Chinese painter in Qing Dynasty. He was born in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province.

He painted for the imperial family, skilled in painting flowers in minutes ways. He was also competent in painting landscapes. He next wrote a sticker album named “Art of Painting of Xiaoshan” (小山画谱), discussing the experience of painting.

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