Wang Mian (1287–1359) was a Chinese

Chinese people

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 painter of plums during the Yuan Dynasty

Yuan Dynasty

The Yuan Dynasty , or Great Yuan Empire was a ruling dynasty founded by the Mongol leader Kublai Khan, who ruled most of present-day China, all of modern Mongolia and its surrounding areas, lasting officially from 1271 to 1368. It is considered both as a division of the Mongol Empire and as an...

 (1271–1368).

Wang was born in Zhuji

Zhuji

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 the Zhejiang

Zhejiang

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 province. His style name was Yuanzhang (元章) and his sobriquet

Sobriquet

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s were "Zhushi Shannong" (煮石山農), "Fangniu Weng" (放牛翁), and "Meihua Wuzhu" (梅花屋主). He painted plum blossoms as metaphors againsts the ruling Mongols of the Yuan Dynasty. Wang developed his own distinct style of painting plum blossoms that was very bold and vigorous. He edited the "Manual of Plum" to describe his experiences of plum-painting.

External links

• Wang Mian's Plum Paintings at China Online Museum