Wang_Jian_(17th-century_painter)

Wang Jian (Qing dynasty)

Wang Jian (Qing dynasty)

Chinese landscape painter

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang (王).

Wang Jian (simplified Chinese: 王鉴; traditional Chinese: 王鑒; pinyin: Wáng Jiàn; Wade–Giles: Wang Jian); c. 1598–1677 was a Chinese landscape painter during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) and Qing dynasty (1644–1912).

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Wang was born in Taicang in the Jiangsu province.[1] His style name was Xuanzhao (玄照) and his pseudonyms were 'Xiangbi' (湘碧) and 'Ranxiang anzhu' (染香庵主).[2] Wang's precise color style of painting was influenced by Dong Yuan. His own works stand out, and he is a member of the Four Wangs and Six Masters of the early Qing period.

Notes

  1. [1]
    "Wáng Jiàn Brief Biography". Retrieved 2008-07-17.
  2. [2]
    Cihai: Page 1196.

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