Cao Buxing
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Cao Buxing was a painter of the state of Eastern Wu
during the Three Kingdoms
period of Chinese history
. He lived in Wuxing (in present-day Zhejiang
). His name is sometimes written as Cao Fuxing (曹弗興). He excelled in painting dragons, tigers and human figures.
Eastern Wu
Eastern Wu, also known as Sun Wu, was one the three states competing for control of China during the Three Kingdoms period after the fall of the Han Dynasty. It was based in the Jiangnan region of China...
during the Three Kingdoms
Three Kingdoms
The Three Kingdoms period was a period in Chinese history, part of an era of disunity called the "Six Dynasties" following immediately the loss of de facto power of the Han Dynasty rulers. In a strict academic sense it refers to the period between the foundation of the state of Wei in 220 and the...
period of Chinese history
History of China
Chinese civilization originated in various regional centers along both the Yellow River and the Yangtze River valleys in the Neolithic era, but the Yellow River is said to be the Cradle of Chinese Civilization. With thousands of years of continuous history, China is one of the world's oldest...
. He lived in Wuxing (in present-day Zhejiang
Zhejiang
Zhejiang is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. The word Zhejiang was the old name of the Qiantang River, which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital...
). His name is sometimes written as Cao Fuxing (曹弗興). He excelled in painting dragons, tigers and human figures.