Mei Qing
Illustration — Tiandu Peak of Mount Huangshan. Ink on paper. Palace Museum, Beijing.
Also recorded as run gong · Mei Ch'ing · Xuelu, Meichi hao Qushan · qu shan
Mei Qing

Mei Qing · The Cleveland Museum of Art · John L. Severance Fund · CC0
- Born
- 1623
- Died
- 1697
- Nationality
- Qing dynasty · Ming dynasty
- Occupation
- painter · poet · calligrapher
- Fields
- shan shui
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Illustration — Tiandu Peak of Mount Huangshan. Ink on paper. Palace Museum, Beijing.
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Mei Qing (ca. 1623–1697) was a Chinese landscape painter, calligrapher and poet active during the Qing Dynasty. • Illustration — Two Immortals on Huangshan Mei was born in Xuancheng, Anhui Province. His style name was 'Yuangong' (渊公 or 远公) and his pseudonyms were 'Mount Qu' (Qushan 瞿山), 'Winter Hut' (Xue Lu 雪庐), and 'Lao Qu Fan Fu' (老瞿凡父). Mei was taught by Wang Meng. He was a friend Shitao, influencing some of Shitao's earlier works. His landscape paintings were based on his many travels to the Yellow Mountain. His works on poetry include: Tian Yan Garret Collection (天延阁集) and Mei Shi Anthology (梅氏诗略).
The field of work recorded is shan shui. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are landscape. Work by Mei Qing is recorded in the collections of National Gallery of Canada, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Detroit Institute of Arts, Cleveland Museum of Art and The Palace Museum.
Mei Qing is recorded with the occupation calligrapher. Classed in the genre landscape painting. Recorded with the occupation painter. Recorded with the occupation poet. Recorded as painter, poet and calligrapher. Recognition and collections.

Nine Dragon Pool, 1690s, by Mei Qing
Mei Qing · The Cleveland Museum of Art · Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

Landscapes in Various Styles after Old Masters, 1690, by Mei Qing
Mei Qing · The Cleveland Museum of Art · John L. Severance Fund
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1623
Mei Qing was born on 1 January 1623.
1697
Mei Qing died on 1 January 1697.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 142677140, Mei, Qing.
General reference · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
- Getty Union List of Artist Names 500125673, Mei Qing.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q2029414: Mei Qing
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- “Mei Qing”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 142677140, Mei, Qing.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Getty Union List of Artist Names 500125673, Mei Qing.The Getty Research Institute
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q2029414: Mei QingWikimedia Foundation
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