429:
42:
416:
classical painting techniques and forms with prominent scholar, Yin Hebai (尹和白). After Zhou moved to
Shanghai with her family at the age of 14, she became official student of prominent painting master, Zheng Dening (郑德凝).At the age of 17, she began advanced poetry instruction under leading master Zhu Guwei (朱古微). She received additional advanced instruction from renowned master, Jiang Meisheng (蔣梅笙) and became best friends with his daughter, the celebrity socialite,
574:
444:(陸小曼), Yang Xuejiu (楊雪玖) and other talented female artists of the era, she co-founded the prestigious Shanghai Calligraphy and Painting Society(中國女子書畫會) which still exists today. In 1936, her painting won the Gold Medal at the First International Art Exhibition in Canada, and her name was included in the "World Celebrity Dictionary," published in the UK and Italy.
497:
Zhou was reunited with her long lost husband Xu
Wanping, in America in 1980. They lived together in Los Angeles with their children, Xu Zhaonan (徐昭南) and Xu Yuzhong (徐昱中), and grandchildren, including noted film producer, Evelyn Xu (徐汪瑒), until Xu's passing at the age of 95 and Zhou, at the age
386:
As an artist, Zhou
Lianxia specialized in meticulous traditional Chinese ink and brush paintings that spoke to humanity's balance with nature, featuring delicate flowers, fish, birds and butterflies, as well as elegant ladies. Her painting style was fresh, using bright and clean colors in some works,
390:
She had a profound understanding of how to pair a specific poem with a painting to enhance both their meanings. She authored many poems that became famous in China, including, 但使兩心相照, 無燈無月何妨 and is the author of "The
Collection of Poems嚶友詩集", "A Brief Talk on Learning Poems學詩淺說" (in cooperation with
474:
At the age of 18, Zhou's work began to appear in major newspapers. By the age of 21, she had become a leading artist for the famous Wang Xin Ji Fan shop, which catered to the nobility and elite of
Shanghai. In 1927, she married noted photographer and writer, Xu Wanping(徐晚蘋), who she considered
454:
In the 1950s and 1960's, she was employed as a
Professor of Art at the prestigious Shanghai Academy of Chinese Painting (上海中國畫院), where she mainly produced works for the Academy. During the turbulent 1960's, she was blinded in one eye, which curtailed her ability to paint for many years.
482:
to help lead China's effort to take back the postal communication system on the island from the
Japanese. Tragically ill-timed, this short trip caused Zhou and Xu to become inadvertently separated from one another for over 30 years when the borders between China and Formosa were closed in 1949.
415:
Zhou was born to a wealthy and scholarly family in
Xiangtan, Hunan in 1906. She began studying poetry from the Qing dynasty onwards with private tutor at the early age of three, for which she showed an unusual aptitude, eventually memorizing thousands of classical poems. She began training in
352:, famous for her elegant, traditional Chinese style paintings and poems, mastered after decades of training and scholarship. Considered by her contemporaries to be talented, poised and beautiful, she became a cultural icon in the 1930's, known as the "Golden Lady of the Country."
382:
In addition to her painting and poetry, Zhou was an early feminist in the women's movement and became a prominent newspaper and magazine artist, columnist and short story writer, penning essays and articles on art, culture, and women, as well as fashion and beauty insights.
494:(張大千), Qian Shoutie (錢瘦鐵), Song Xunlun (宋訓倫)and Wu Hufan (吳湖帆). Zhou and Wu created many exceptional art works together during the 1950's, including the famous "Lotus and Mandarin Ducks," painting and poem, which is much sought after by collectors worldwide.
451:(張愛玲), Zhou began to publish inspiring short stories designed to lift the spirits of her fellow Chinese. She was on editorial board for the "Wanxiang萬象" Comprehensive Literary Monthly publication.
486:
Forced to support their five children on her own, Zhou continued painting and writing, always seeking new and innovative avenues of expression. She continued to collaborate with her friends
1294:
691:
1304:
41:
436:
In the 1930's, Zhou taught at XiZhen School for Girls (錫珍女校) as an art professor. With noted women artists, Feng
Wenfeng (馮文鳳), Wu Qingxia (吳青霞),
825:
652:
349:
47:
463:
1299:
1319:
311:
155:
379:(徐志摩), renowned collector, poet and connoisseur Wu Hufan (吳湖帆) and her husband, writer and photographer, Xu Wanping (徐晚蘋).
319:
169:
466:
presented the "Outstanding Women in Art" Honorary Award to her for her lifetime achievement in Art and
Culture.
599:
692:"Norton Museum of Art | Curator Conversation / The Other Half of the Sky: Twentieth-Century Chinese Women Painters"
1324:
1019:
475:
her his "soulmate." They had five children together and collaborated on publications of photos and poems.
627:
512:
1329:
428:
1269:
462:, where she received treatment for her damaged eye and was able to resume painting. Los Angeles mayor
1314:
1309:
395:
356:
1274:
1189:
1153:
1021:
Redefining Female Talent: Chinese Women Artists in the National and Global Art Worlds, 1900s – 1970s
1113:
831:
790:(in Chinese). Shanghai: Zhongguo tushu zazhi gongsi, rpt. Hong Kong: Zhongguo tushu bianshi guan.
750:
355:
Noted for her wit and humor, Zhou was part of a circle of famous friends and celebrities of the
821:
742:
1025:
813:
653:"Norton Museum of Art | The Other Half of the Sky: Twentieth-Century Chinese Women Painters"
259:
236:
192:
575:"A Pair of Couplets by My Father Mr. Soong Hsün-leng (訓倫公) and Aunt Chou Lien-hsia (周鍊霞伯母)"
809:
Front Matter." An Index to Reproductions of Paintings by Twentieth-Century Chinese Artists
491:
399:
364:
773:
Jieshao jiwei nü shuhuajia 介紹幾位女書畫家 Introducing several female calligraphers and painters
731:"Traditionalism as a Modern Stance: The Chinese Women's Calligraphy and Painting Society"
337:
280:
213:
1065:
1288:
517:
459:
447:
During the Anti-Japanese War period, writing along with other prominent writers like
920:
1254:
1249:
948:
882:
Minguo shuhuajia huizhuan 民國書畫家穩傳 Biographies of Chinese painters and calligraphers
807:
507:
448:
437:
394:
Prominent galleries and museums worldwide have featured Zhou's work, including the
360:
266:
199:
72:
835:
17:
417:
487:
441:
372:
368:
1259:
746:
375:(徐悲鴻), Qian Shoutie (錢瘦鐵), Song Xunlun (宋訓倫), Wu Qingxia (吴青霞), famous poet,
628:"Legacy of three women painters from Shanghai[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn"
546:
348:(紫宜), was recognized as one of the top women painters, poets and writers in
387:
and elegant, muted tones in others to symbolize and evoke different moods.
1264:
990:
1279:
376:
68:
754:
730:
1029:
817:
479:
1215:
ZGMSNJ: Zhongguo meishu nianjian 中国美术年签 Year book of Chinese art, 1947
1154:"History class: Zhou Lianxia, a celebrity from the Republic of China"
402:, and she continues to be a favorite among international collectors.
327:
1233:中国现代美术家人名大辞典 A great biographic dictionary of Chinese artists
1217:(in Chinese). Shanghai shi wenhua yundong weiyuanhui. 1948.
344: ; October 20, 1906 – April 13, 2000), also known as
1235:(in Chinese). Xi An: Shan xi ren min mei shu chu ban she.
867:
Chung-kuo tang-tai mei-shu-chia jen-ming lu 中国当代美术家人名录
285:
271:
218:
204:
279:
265:
258:
253:
235:
230:
212:
198:
191:
186:
168:
154:
149:
112:
92:
78:
55:
32:
884:(in Chinese). Taibei: Taiwan Commercial Press.
775:(in Chinese) (Yijing no. 33: 35–40 ed.).
241:
174:
160:
8:
432:One of Zhou's traditional Chinese paintings
27:Chinese painter, poet and writer(1906–2000)
869:(in Chinese). Shanghai People's Art Press.
478:In 1949, Xu took a short business trip to
359:of that era that included: famous writer,
250:
183:
40:
29:
788:Shanghai chunqiu 上海春秋 Annals of Shanghai
427:
1108:
1106:
729:Andrews, Julia F.; Shen, Kuiyi (1999).
529:
1295:Chinese emigrants to the United States
1226:
1224:
1184:
1182:
1180:
1178:
1176:
1174:
1148:
1146:
1144:
1142:
1140:
1138:
1136:
1134:
1104:
1102:
1100:
1098:
1096:
1094:
1092:
1090:
1088:
1086:
1059:
1013:
1011:
985:
983:
981:
979:
977:
975:
973:
971:
969:
949:"风云际会三个人: 陈抱一、周鍊霞、王道源 | 崇正18秋拍 – 雪花新闻"
943:
941:
915:
913:
911:
860:
858:
856:
854:
852:
801:
799:
797:
1190:"Her husband went to Taiwan for work"
1066:"1946年丈夫赴台无消息, 周炼霞独自抚养5孩, 30年后收到美国来信"
1057:
1055:
1053:
1051:
1049:
1047:
1045:
1043:
1041:
1039:
909:
907:
905:
903:
901:
899:
897:
895:
893:
891:
735:Modern Chinese Literature and Culture
685:
683:
681:
679:
677:
675:
673:
7:
766:
764:
724:
722:
720:
718:
716:
714:
712:
622:
620:
569:
567:
541:
539:
537:
535:
533:
1270:1946年丈夫赴台无消息, 周炼霞独自抚养5孩, 30年后收到美国来信
1280:周煉霞: 丈夫赴台34年未歸, 一封來信讓她淚奔: 煉霞, 我是晚苹
25:
1305:Short story writers from Shanghai
1024:(PhD Thesis). York University.
600:"Sold at Auction: Lianxia Zhou"
130:
921:"绝代才女周炼霞: 品貌双全, 诗文书画俱佳的"金闺国士""
806:Laing, Ellen Johnston (1998).
690:OctoberCMS (October 8, 2021).
350:China of the Republican Period
332:
323:
315:
286:
272:
242:
219:
205:
175:
161:
1:
1114:"In 1946, there was no news"
458:In 1980, Zhou immigrated to
1018:Sung, Doris Ha Lin (2016).
363:(張愛玲), top-ranked artists,
1346:
1265:民国"白富美", 开挂的人生, 你以为仅仅靠美色?
301:
297:
249:
182:
145:
141:
39:
1255:往事|周鍊霞: 高雅风致, 本人"就是一幅仕女图
865:Kung, Chi-Hsien (1992).
579:www.chinese-heritage.com
440:(陳小翠), Li Qiujun (李秋君),
411:Early life and education
156:Traditional Chinese
1300:Educators from Shanghai
991:"才貌双全|民国女画家周炼霞(作品100幅)"
547:"画家周炼霞: 画如其人, 文如其人_吴湖帆"
513:The Culture Arts Review
170:Simplified Chinese
88:Los Angeles, California
1320:Chinese women painters
1260:她不仅美貌惊为"天人", 书画词赋均卓尔不群
1231:Lei, Zhengmin (1989).
1064:网易 (August 12, 2021).
433:
632:www.chinadaily.com.cn
431:
786:Tu, Shiping (1968).
396:Norton Museum of Art
357:New Culture Movement
771:Lu, Danlin (1937).
312:traditional Chinese
1250:民国美女画家周炼霞: 万人低首拜红裙
836:10.3998/mpub.19271
818:10.3998/mpub.19271
604:www.invaluable.com
434:
320:simplified Chinese
46:Zhou in Shanghai,
18:Draft:Zhou Lianxia
827:978-0-89264-126-0
305:
304:
293:
292:
260:Standard Mandarin
226:
225:
193:Standard Mandarin
48:Republic of China
16:(Redirected from
1337:
1325:Chinese painters
1237:
1236:
1228:
1219:
1218:
1211:
1205:
1204:
1202:
1200:
1186:
1169:
1168:
1166:
1164:
1150:
1129:
1128:
1126:
1124:
1110:
1081:
1080:
1078:
1076:
1061:
1034:
1033:
1015:
1006:
1005:
1003:
1001:
987:
964:
963:
961:
959:
945:
936:
935:
933:
931:
917:
886:
885:
877:
871:
870:
862:
847:
846:
844:
842:
803:
792:
791:
783:
777:
776:
768:
759:
758:
726:
707:
706:
704:
702:
687:
668:
667:
665:
663:
649:
643:
642:
640:
638:
624:
615:
614:
612:
610:
596:
590:
589:
587:
585:
571:
562:
561:
559:
557:
543:
391:Qu Xieyuan瞿蛻園).
334:
325:
317:
289:
288:
275:
274:
251:
245:
244:
222:
221:
208:
207:
184:
178:
177:
164:
163:
134:
132:
85:
66:October 20, 1906
65:
63:
44:
30:
21:
1345:
1344:
1340:
1339:
1338:
1336:
1335:
1334:
1285:
1284:
1246:
1241:
1240:
1230:
1229:
1222:
1213:
1212:
1208:
1198:
1196:
1188:
1187:
1172:
1162:
1160:
1152:
1151:
1132:
1122:
1120:
1112:
1111:
1084:
1074:
1072:
1063:
1062:
1037:
1017:
1016:
1009:
999:
997:
989:
988:
967:
957:
955:
947:
946:
939:
929:
927:
919:
918:
889:
879:
878:
874:
864:
863:
850:
840:
838:
828:
805:
804:
795:
785:
784:
780:
770:
769:
762:
728:
727:
710:
700:
698:
689:
688:
671:
661:
659:
651:
650:
646:
636:
634:
626:
625:
618:
608:
606:
598:
597:
593:
583:
581:
573:
572:
565:
555:
553:
545:
544:
531:
526:
504:
472:
426:
413:
408:
400:Shanghai Museum
137:
136:
133: 1927)
128:
124:
108:
87:
83:
67:
61:
59:
51:
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1343:
1341:
1333:
1332:
1327:
1322:
1317:
1312:
1307:
1302:
1297:
1287:
1286:
1283:
1282:
1277:
1272:
1267:
1262:
1257:
1252:
1245:
1244:External links
1242:
1239:
1238:
1220:
1206:
1170:
1130:
1082:
1035:
1007:
965:
937:
887:
872:
848:
826:
793:
778:
760:
708:
696:www.norton.org
669:
657:www.norton.org
644:
616:
591:
563:
528:
527:
525:
522:
521:
520:
515:
510:
503:
500:
471:
468:
425:
422:
412:
409:
407:
404:
342:Chou Lien-Hsia
303:
302:
299:
298:
295:
294:
291:
290:
283:
277:
276:
269:
263:
262:
256:
255:
254:Transcriptions
247:
246:
239:
233:
232:
228:
227:
224:
223:
220:Chou Lien-hsia
216:
210:
209:
202:
196:
195:
189:
188:
187:Transcriptions
180:
179:
172:
166:
165:
158:
152:
151:
147:
146:
143:
142:
139:
138:
126:
123:Xu Wanping 徐晚蘋
122:
121:
120:
119:
116:
114:
110:
109:
107:
106:
103:
100:
96:
94:
90:
89:
86:(aged 93)
82:April 13, 2000
80:
76:
75:
57:
53:
52:
45:
37:
36:
33:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1342:
1331:
1330:Chinese poets
1328:
1326:
1323:
1321:
1318:
1316:
1313:
1311:
1308:
1306:
1303:
1301:
1298:
1296:
1293:
1292:
1290:
1281:
1278:
1276:
1273:
1271:
1268:
1266:
1263:
1261:
1258:
1256:
1253:
1251:
1248:
1247:
1243:
1234:
1227:
1225:
1221:
1216:
1210:
1207:
1195:
1191:
1185:
1183:
1181:
1179:
1177:
1175:
1171:
1159:
1155:
1149:
1147:
1145:
1143:
1141:
1139:
1137:
1135:
1131:
1119:
1115:
1109:
1107:
1105:
1103:
1101:
1099:
1097:
1095:
1093:
1091:
1089:
1087:
1083:
1071:
1067:
1060:
1058:
1056:
1054:
1052:
1050:
1048:
1046:
1044:
1042:
1040:
1036:
1031:
1027:
1023:
1022:
1014:
1012:
1008:
996:
992:
986:
984:
982:
980:
978:
976:
974:
972:
970:
966:
954:
953:www.xuehua.us
950:
944:
942:
938:
926:
925:m.thepaper.cn
922:
916:
914:
912:
910:
908:
906:
904:
902:
900:
898:
896:
894:
892:
888:
883:
876:
873:
868:
861:
859:
857:
855:
853:
849:
837:
833:
829:
823:
819:
815:
811:
810:
802:
800:
798:
794:
789:
782:
779:
774:
767:
765:
761:
756:
752:
748:
744:
740:
736:
732:
725:
723:
721:
719:
717:
715:
713:
709:
697:
693:
686:
684:
682:
680:
678:
676:
674:
670:
658:
654:
648:
645:
633:
629:
623:
621:
617:
605:
601:
595:
592:
580:
576:
570:
568:
564:
552:
548:
542:
540:
538:
536:
534:
530:
523:
519:
518:Liang Xueqing
516:
514:
511:
509:
506:
505:
501:
499:
495:
493:
489:
484:
481:
476:
470:Personal life
469:
467:
465:
461:
456:
452:
450:
445:
443:
439:
430:
423:
421:
419:
410:
405:
403:
401:
397:
392:
388:
384:
380:
378:
374:
370:
366:
362:
358:
353:
351:
347:
343:
339:
335:
329:
321:
313:
309:
300:
296:
284:
282:
278:
270:
268:
264:
261:
257:
252:
248:
240:
238:
234:
229:
217:
215:
211:
203:
201:
197:
194:
190:
185:
181:
173:
171:
167:
159:
157:
153:
148:
144:
140:
118:
117:
115:
111:
104:
101:
98:
97:
95:
91:
81:
77:
74:
70:
58:
54:
49:
43:
38:
31:
19:
1232:
1214:
1209:
1199:November 19,
1197:. Retrieved
1194:www.min.news
1193:
1163:November 19,
1161:. Retrieved
1158:www.min.news
1157:
1123:November 19,
1121:. Retrieved
1118:www.min.news
1117:
1075:November 19,
1073:. Retrieved
1069:
1020:
1000:November 22,
998:. Retrieved
995:www.sohu.com
994:
958:November 22,
956:. Retrieved
952:
930:November 19,
928:. Retrieved
924:
881:
880:Yun, Ruxin.
875:
866:
841:November 19,
839:. Retrieved
808:
787:
781:
772:
738:
734:
701:November 19,
699:. Retrieved
695:
662:November 19,
660:. Retrieved
656:
647:
637:November 19,
635:. Retrieved
631:
609:November 19,
607:. Retrieved
603:
594:
582:. Retrieved
578:
556:November 19,
554:. Retrieved
551:www.sohu.com
550:
508:Chen Xiaocui
496:
492:Zhang Daqian
485:
477:
473:
457:
453:
449:Eileen Chang
446:
438:Chen Xiaocui
435:
414:
393:
389:
385:
381:
365:Zhang Daqian
361:Eileen Chang
354:
345:
341:
333:Zhōu Liànxiá
331:
308:Zhou Lianxia
307:
306:
267:Hanyu Pinyin
206:Zhōu Liànxiá
200:Hanyu Pinyin
150:Chinese name
84:(2000-04-13)
73:Qing dynasty
34:Zhou Lianxia
1315:2000 deaths
1310:1906 births
1070:www.163.com
1030:10315/32742
741:(1): 1–29.
584:December 6,
464:Tom Bradley
418:Jiang Biwei
1289:Categories
524:References
488:Lu Xiaoman
442:Lu Xiaoman
373:Xu Beihong
369:Lu Xiaoman
338:Wade–Giles
281:Wade–Giles
214:Wade–Giles
93:Occupation
62:1906-10-20
747:1520-9857
755:41490789
502:See also
398:and the
377:Xu Zhimo
69:Xiangtan
498:of 93.
490:(陸小曼),
480:Formosa
460:America
420:(蔣碧薇).
371:(陸小曼),
367:(張大千),
237:Chinese
135:
127:
99:Painter
50:in 1937
834:
824:
753:
745:
424:Career
330::
328:pinyin
322::
314::
113:Spouse
105:Writer
832:JSTOR
751:JSTOR
129:(
125:
1275:1946
1201:2023
1165:2023
1125:2023
1077:2023
1002:2023
960:2023
932:2023
843:2023
822:ISBN
743:ISSN
703:2023
664:2023
639:2023
611:2023
586:2023
558:2023
406:Life
346:Ziyi
287:TzuI
273:Zǐyí
231:Ziyi
102:Poet
79:Died
56:Born
1026:hdl
814:doi
324:周炼霞
316:周煉霞
176:周炼霞
162:周煉霞
1291::
1223:^
1192:.
1173:^
1156:.
1133:^
1116:.
1085:^
1068:.
1038:^
1010:^
993:.
968:^
951:.
940:^
923:.
890:^
851:^
830:.
820:.
812:.
796:^
763:^
749:.
739:11
737:.
733:.
711:^
694:.
672:^
655:.
630:.
619:^
602:.
577:.
566:^
549:.
532:^
340::
336:;
326:;
318:;
243:紫宜
131:m.
71:,
1203:.
1167:.
1127:.
1079:.
1032:.
1028::
1004:.
962:.
934:.
845:.
816::
757:.
705:.
666:.
641:.
613:.
588:.
560:.
310:(
64:)
60:(
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.