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Chinese painter
A.K.A.
Wei Wu, Xiaoxian, Ciweng, Ciweng zi Shiying, Lufu, Xiaoxian hao Lufu, Shiying
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Male
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Birth:
1459(Jiangxia District, People's Republic of China)
Death:
1508(Nanjing, People's Republic of China)
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The details
Biography
Wu Wei (simplified Chinese: 吴伟; traditional Chinese: 吳偉; pinyin: Wú Wěi; ca. 1459–1508) was a Chinese landscape painter during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644).
Wu was born in Wuchang in the Hubei province. His style names were 'Shiying and Ciweng' and his sobriquets were 'Lufu and Xiaoxian'. Wu painted landscapes and human figures in a strong, fluent, and uninhibited style, and took on many students to teach.