Chinese, 18th century, male. Born 1736, in Shimen (Zhejiang); died 1799. Painter. Birds, landscapes, flowers. Fang Xun was very gifted. He is known as a poet, calligrapher and painter of landscapes, flowers and birds. Of a proud and independent nature, he kept aloof from public life and devoted himself exclusively to the arts. He wrote a treatise on painting, the ...