Wang Shishen
Wang Shishen (1686–1759) was a Chinese painter and calligrapher during the Qing Dynasty. Wang was native of Xiuning in the Anhui province during the Qing dynasty. His style name was 'Jinren' and his sobriquets were 'Chaolin' and 'Xidong waishi'.
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Wang Shishen
Wang Shishen · The Cleveland Museum of Art · The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith · CC0
- Born
- 1686 · She County.
- Died
- 1759
- Nationality
- Qing dynasty
- Occupation
- painter · calligrapher
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Wang Shishen (1686–1759) was a Chinese painter and calligrapher during the Qing Dynasty. Wang was native of Xiuning in the Anhui province during the Qing dynasty. His style name was 'Jinren' and his sobriquets were 'Chaolin' and 'Xidong waishi'.
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He was born poor, but later made a good living as a painter and one of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou. Despite that he still tended to be poor, but relatively happy, and devoted to painting research. Wang would become noted as one of the greatest Chinese painters of plum blossoms. He was also talented in painting human figures, calligraphy, and seal cutting.
Work by Wang Shishen is recorded in the collections of Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Gallery of Victoria, Cleveland Museum of Art, The Palace Museum and Shanghai Museum.
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1686
Wang Shishen born at She County.
1759
Wang Shishen died.
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