Wang Jian; ca. 1598-1677 was a Chinese

China

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 landscape painter during the Qing Dynasty

Qing Dynasty

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 (1644–1912).

Wang was born in Taicang

Taicang

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 in the Jiangsu

Jiangsu

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 province. His style name was 'Xuanzhao' (玄照) and his pseudonyms were 'Xiangbi' (湘碧) and 'Ranxiang anzhu' (染香庵主). Wang's precise color style of painting was influenced by Dong Yuan

Dong Yuan

Dong Yuan was a Chinese painter.He was born in Zhongling . Dong Yuan was active in the Southern Tang Kingdom of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period...

. His own works stand out, and he is a member of the Four Wangs

Four Wangs

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 and Six Masters of the early Qing period

Six Masters of the early Qing period

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