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Wang Meng

Type Figure Region Jiangnan Time c. 1308–1385 Also known as Wang Shuming、Layman of Xiangguang

Wang Meng (c. 1308–1385), courtesy name Shuming, sobriquet Layman of Xiangguang, was a renowned Yuan dynasty painter, grandson-in-law of Zhao Mengfu,…

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  1. 1351–1360Huangzhou · Huanggang CityDuring the Zhizheng era Wang Meng served in Huangzhou and elsewhere, combining official duties with landscape painting. His style inherited the family tradition of Zhao Mengfu while growing ever more vigorous and dense; he maintained ties with Jiangnan literati circles and was a representative late Yuan painter with a dual identity of official and recluse.

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