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Zhang Wo

Type Figure Region China Time 1286–1359 Also known as Shuhou、Zhenggu

Zhang Wo, courtesy name Shuhou, sobriquet Zhenggu, was a Yuan-dynasty painter from Huating renowned for figure painting.…

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  1. c. 1300–1320Huating · HuatingBorn in Huating, Zhang Wo devoted himself early to figure painting, drawing on Tang and Song masters, excelling especially at line drawing and richly colored figures; with rounded, vigorous lines and archaic figures he gradually rose to prominence in Jiangnan painting circles.
  2. c. 1325–1345Songjiang · SongjiangIn middle age Zhang Wo's output reached its peak, painting a long scroll on the theme of Qu Yuan's Nine Songs, with figures of ethereal bearing and drapery lines flowing like drifting clouds and running water, becoming a representative work of Yuan figure painting. During this period he socialized with literati painters such as Huang Gongwang and took part in painting and calligraphy activities in the Songjiang area.
  3. c. 1345–1359Huating · HuatingIn his later years Zhang Wo still lived in Huating, continuing to paint Daoist, Buddhist and narrative figures in an ever more vigorous and mellow style. He died in 1359 at the age of seventy-four, and his surviving works were revered by later generations as models.

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