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Wu Zhen

Type Figure Region Jiangnan Time 1280–1354 Also known as Wu Zhonggui、Meihua Daoren

Wu Zhen (1280–1354), courtesy name Zhonggui, style name Meihua Daoren, was a famous Yuan dynasty painter and poet, counted among the 'Four Masters of…

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  1. 1351–1354Weitang · Jiashan CountyIn his later years Wu Zhen still lived in Weitang, supporting himself by fortune-telling and teaching pupils, creating works such as the Fisherman's Painting along with ink bamboo. His poems and paintings often expressed thoughts of river-and-lake fisherfolk reclusion, fitting the late Yuan Jiangnan trend toward reclusion. He died in Weitang in 1354 at the age of seventy-five.

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