signed CUIZIZHONG，inscribed，and with one seal of the artist ink and colour on silk, hanging scroll Cui Zizhong (died 1644) was a Chinese painter during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644).Cui was born in Laiyang in the Shandong province.Cui specialized in human figure painting following in the style of Zhou Wenju in its tense and heightened state.Cui's reputation for great painting led to him to be known colloquially as 'Cui in North'.