Zhao Yuan
Zhao Yuan is a noted Chinese painter in late Yuan and early Ming Dynasty. His birth and death years are unknown. His courtesy name was Shanzhang (善长), and sobriquet Danlin (丹林).
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Zhao Yuan
Zhao Yuan · Trois mille ans de peinture chinoise. auteur: Yang Xin, Richard M. Barnhart, Nie Chongzheng, James Cahill, Lang Shaojun, Wu Hung. éditeur:Éditions Philippe Picquier. trad: Nadine Perront. langue: fran · Public domain
- Born
- 1350
- Nationality
- Yuan dynasty
- Occupation
- painter
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Zhao Yuan is a noted Chinese painter in late Yuan and early Ming Dynasty. His birth and death years are unknown. His courtesy name was Shanzhang (善长), and sobriquet Danlin (丹林).
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He was born in Ying Cheng (营城) (present day Yingxian (营县) of Shandong Province). He resided in Suzhou. His painting style most closely resembled that of Wang Meng. Existing works include 晴川送别 (Farewell on the Clear River) and 合溪草堂.
Work by Zhao Yuan is recorded in the collections of Metropolitan Museum of Art and Shanghai Museum.
China; Handscroll; Paintings
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China; Handscroll; Paintings
Zhao Yuan · This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. See the Image and Data Resources Open Access Policy
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