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Wang Mian

Chinese artist (1287-1359) · Artists · Died at 72

Wang Mian, courtesy name Yuanzhang (元章), also known as Zhushi Shannong, was a Chinese painter and poet active during the Yuan dynasty. Initially aspiring to be a government official, Wang later earned considerable recognition as an artist who specialised in plum blossom paintings.

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Falling out of the public eye in his later years, he had a short stint as military adviser to Zhu Yuanzhang. Wang makes an appearance in the eighteenth-century novel The Scholars.

Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1287 to 1359 · aged 72