CHOU FANG

flourished 8th century, ; b. Ch'ang-an, Shensi province, China Pinyin Zhou Fang with the older Chang Hsan, one of the two most famous painters of the T'ang dynasty (618-907). He specialized in painting court figures, especially ladies, which well describe the standards of taste for this period-a preference for the portly, elegantly garbed female caught frozen at a perfect moment of composure, totally involved in the pursuit of idle pleasure.