2. Shen Zhou was an outstanding painter and calligrapher in Ming Dynasty. There are more than ten kinds of painted chickens in Shen Zhou, such as "Chicken Gong Lian Tu" in Shanghai Museum and "Painting Chicken Axis" in Taipei National Palace Museum.
3. Chen Dayu (19 12-200 1) is a famous freehand brushwork master, calligrapher and seal engraver. He is good at freehand brushwork of flowers and birds, especially at painting cocks, landscapes and figures. His works are magnificent and vigorous. His greatest contribution to freehand brushwork of flowers and birds is to change the gentle and elegant temperament of traditional freehand brushwork of literati painting and replace it with bold personality style and heroic characteristics of the times.