The famous painting "Dreaming of Immortality in a Thatched Cottage" was one of the most popular paintings during the Ming Dynasty. People everywhere dying to buy this magnificent painting, unfortunately not all could afford the extremely high cost. The artist who painted the picture was named Chou Ch'en, clearly he was very talented. No one knows exactly the date it was painted but they do know that it was painted in between two time periods, active c. 1500-1535, about a year before the Ming Dynasty was overthrown. The location of the painting was in Suchou, many of the subjects inspiring Chou Ch'en were Landscapes and figures. The museum that got to hold the Dreaming of Immortality in a Thatched Cottage painting was very lucky, it was the Freer Gallery of Art. People were fascinated by the painting, how mysterious it was but at the same time it was eye catching with all its different lines and textures, buyers eyes couldn't stay of it.
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