Li Kan (painter)
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painter during the Yuan Dynasty
Yuan Dynasty
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(1271–1368).
Li was born in Jiqiu county (present-day Beijing
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). His style name was 'Zhong Bin' and his sobriquet
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was 'Xi Zhai'. Li had lived for some time in a bamboo valley, which inspired many if his works. His ink bamboo executed refined strokes which were commented on their realism, followed the style of Wen Tong
Wen Tong
Wen Tong was a Northern Song painter born in Sichuan famous for his ink bamboo paintings. He was one of the paragons of "scholar's painting" , which idealised spontaneity and painting without financial reward....
.