Wu Wei (painter)
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landscape painter during the Ming Dynasty
Ming Dynasty
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(1368–1644).
Wu was born in Wuchang in the Hubei
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province. His style names were 'Shiying and Ciweng' and his sobriquet
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s were 'Lufu and Xiaoxian'. Wu painted landscapes and human figures in a strong, fluent, and uninhibited style, and took on many students to teach.