Wen Chu

Chinese painter who worked under the pen-name Hanshan (1595-1634)
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Wen Chu

Summary

Wen Chu is a human[1]. Born in Suzhou[2], she… she was born on +1595-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. She died on +1634-00-00T00:00:00Z[4]. She worked as a painter[5], poet[6], illustrator[7], and visual artist[8]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Born in Suzhou[2], Wen Chu…
  • Wen Chu was born on +1595-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Wen Chu was born on +1594-00-00T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Wen Chu died on +1634-00-00T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Wen Chu's father was Wen Congjian[11].
  • Wen Chu was married to Zhao Lingjun[12].
  • A child of Wen Chu was Shi Deyin[13].
  • Wen Chu held citizenship in Ming dynasty[14].
  • Wen Chu worked as a painter[5].
  • Wen Chu worked as a poet[6].
  • Wen Chu's professions included illustrator[7].
  • Wen Chu worked as a visual artist[8].
  • Wen Chu's field of work was floral painting[15].
  • Wen Chu's field of work was sketch[16].
  • Wen Chu's field of work was visual arts[17].
  • Wen Chu's field of work was illustration[18].
  • Wen Chu's field of work was painting[19].
  • Wen Chu is recorded as female[20].
  • Wen Chu's instance of is recorded as human[21].
  • Wen Chu's ancestral home is recorded as Changzhou County[22].
  • Wen Chu's movement is recorded as Wu School[23].
  • Wen Chu's ISNI is recorded as 0000000051113612[24].
  • Wen Chu's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 29374780[25].
  • Wen Chu's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nr00033660[26].
  • Wen Chu's Union List of Artist Names ID is recorded as 500489569[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Suzhou[2], Wen Chu… Recorded date of birth include +1595-00-00T00:00:00Z[3] and +1594-00-00T00:00:00Z[10]. Her father was Wen Congjian[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include painter[5], poet[6], illustrator[7], and visual artist[8]. Fields of work include floral painting[15], a genre of painting[28]; sketch[16]; visual arts[17], a type of arts[29]; illustration[18], an activity[30]; and painting[19], a method[31].

Personal Life

Wen Chu was married to Zhao Lingjun[12]. A child of her was Shi Deyin[13].

Death and Burial

Wen Chu died on +1634-00-00T00:00:00Z[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Wen Chu include Wen Shu[32], an impact crater[33].

Why It Matters

Wen Chu ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] She is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Entities named for her include Wen Shu[32], an impact crater[33].

FAQs

Where was Wen Chu born?

Born in Suzhou[2], Wen Chu…

Who were Wen Chu's parents?

Wen Chu's father was Wen Congjian[11].

Who was Wen Chu married to?

Wen Chu's spouses include Zhao Lingjun[12].

What did Wen Chu do for work?

Wen Chu worked as painter[5], poet[6], illustrator[7], and visual artist[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [20] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  6. [21] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  8. [22] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . wikidata.org.
  11. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . Views from Jade Terrace : Chinese women artists, 1300-1912. wikidata.org.
  15. [6] . wikidata.org.
  16. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [23] . wikidata.org.
  19. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [25] . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . wikidata.org.
  24. [10] . shanghaimuseum.net. shanghaimuseum.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [4] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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