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Wen Zhengming
文徵明
7 articles
Five generations of Wen Zhengming in Suzhou life
Calligraphy and painting that map Wen Zhengming’s family across five generations of Suzhou life.
Humble Administrator’s Garden beside Monet’s garden
Suzhou’s Humble Administrator’s Garden set against Monet’s garden—two landscape ideals in one juxtaposition.
Tang Yin’s milk cakes and gifts among Ming painters
Friendship inside the brush world—milk cakes, courtesy, and human touch in Ming calligraphy.
Rare 3-meter Wen Zhengming landscape unveiled in Taipei
A rare Wen Zhengming landscape more than three meters high joins Taipei’s giant-masterpiece hall.
Folklore of Poetry and Painting | Third day of March: Orchid Pavilion is repaired, but it is time to go up
Today is the third day of March, the Shangsi Festival, which is an ancient Chinese traditional festival. The ancients offered sacrifices to their ancestors ever...
Biluochun in poetry and Ming tea culture
Poetry and painting ask after Biluochun—Dongting tea in a Ming cup of Jiangnan taste.
Wen Zhengming’s True Appreciation studio space
Reconstruction and commemoration in Wen Zhengming’s True Appreciation—how studio space becomes painting.