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Wen Zhengming (Chinese, 1470–1559) — VisualArtsDB

Wen Zhengming (Chinese, 1470–1559)

b. 1470 — d. 1559

Timeline

Born 1470 — Died 1559

1500s

Listening to the Bamboo

Listening to the Bamboo

1520s

Poem on Imperial Gift of an Embroidered Silk: Calligraphy in Running-Standard Script (xingkaishu)

Poem on Imperial Gift of an Embroidered Silk: Calligraphy in Running-Standard Script (xingkaishu)

1530s

Old Pine Tree

Old Pine Tree

1540s

Playing the Qin in a Secluded Valley

Playing the Qin in a Secluded Valley

1550s

Old Trees by a Wintry Brook

Old Trees by a Wintry Brook

Works

5 artworks

Listening to the Bamboo

Listening to the Bamboo

, 1500

Poem on Imperial Gift of an Embroidered Silk: Calligraphy in Running-Standard Script (xingkaishu)

Poem on Imperial Gift of an Embroidered Silk: Calligraphy in Running-Standard Script (xingkaishu)

, 1520

Old Pine Tree

Old Pine Tree

, 1535

Playing the Qin in a Secluded Valley

Playing the Qin in a Secluded Valley

, 1548

Old Trees by a Wintry Brook

Old Trees by a Wintry Brook

, 1551