Wu Zhen

(1280-1354)

The painter in the Yuan Dynasty,a native of Jiaxing,Zhejiang province.His style name was Zhong Gui and his sobriquet was plum Taoist monk,etc.Following the style of Dong Yuan and Ju Ran,he fully demonstrated his preeminent talent for painting landscapes and ink bamboo.His masterpiece was "Fisherman" which executed simple but elegant strokes and special composition with free atmosphere.His ink bamboo followed the style of Wen Tong and expressed by free and easy strokes with cursive script atmosphere.He was honored as the Four Great Masters in the Yuan Dynasty with Huang Gongwang,WuZhen and NiZan.

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