Wang Wu (painter)

Wang Wu, Peonies, 1672, Ink and pigment on silk. The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art. Dallas

Wang Wu (Chinese: 王武; pinyin: Wáng Wǔ; Wade–Giles: Wang Wu); ca. 1632-1690 was a Chinese painter and poet during the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912).

Wang was born in Wu country in the Jiangsu province. His style name was 'Qingzhong' and his sobriquets were 'Xuedian daoren and Wang'an'. Wang specialized in bird-and-flower painting, using a brilliant and minute style. Unlike many painters of the time, Wang was not affiliated with any school of painting.

References

• Barnhart, R. M. et al. (1997). Three thousand years of Chinese painting. New Haven, Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-07013-6