Shen Pu

• Shen Pu, the courtesy name is Hengzhi, and the art name is Nanpin. Born in Xinshi Town, Deqing County, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province (now Wuxing District, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province). Qing dynasty painter. He grew up in a poor family. By the time he was 20, he made a living by creating paintings. He specializes in painting flowers, hair, and running beasts, and is particularly good at maid paintings. He went to Japan, where he stayed for three years and created "Nanpin school" sketches of flowers and birds. His works were highly praised by the Japanese, and he was called "the first foreign painter."