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Huang Gongwang

Type Figure Region China Time 1269–1354 Also known as Huang Dachi、Zijiu

Huang Gongwang (1269–1354) was a Yuan painter and calligrapher from Changshu, foremost of the Four Masters of the Yuan, who in later years created Dw…

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  1. 1269–1310Changshu · ChangshuHuang Gongwang was born in Changshu, lost his parents young, and was later adopted by Huang Lefu, taking the surname Huang. In middle age he entered a Yuan clerical post, was imprisoned due to involvement in an affair, and after his frustrated official career turned to painting, calligraphy and Daoism, studying under predecessors such as Zhao Mengfu.
  2. 1310–1354Fuchun River · FuyangIn his later years Huang Gongwang converted to Quanzhen Daoism and lived in reclusion in Fuchun Mountain, being counted with Ni Zan, Wu Zhen and Wang Meng as the 'Four Masters of the Yuan.' Around 1347–1350 he painted Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains, a ink handscroll capturing the spirit of Jiangnan landscapes and becoming a model of literati landscape painting.

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