Wang Fu (painter)

For other people named Wang Fu, see Wang Fu.

Ink Bamboo, Palace Museum, 1401

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang (王).

Wang Fu (simplified Chinese: 王绂; traditional Chinese: 王紱; pinyin: Wáng Fú, ca. 1362–1416) was a Chinese landscape painter, calligrapher, and poet during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644).

Wang was born in Wuxi in the Jiangsu province. His style name was 'Mengduan' (孟端) and his pseudonyms were 'Youshi (友石), Jiulong shanren (九龙山人), and Aosou' (鳌叟). Wang's painting followed the style of Wang Meng and Ni Zan. Wang also painted ink bamboo works in a free and uninhibited style.

References

• Ci hai bian ji wei yuan hui (辞海编辑委员会). Ci hai (辞海). Shanghai: Shanghai ci shu chu ban she (上海辞书出版社), 1979.
• Jonathan Chaves “Painter-Poet Wang Fu (1362-1416),” (essay with translations), Oriental Art, Vol. XLV, No. 4, 1999/2000.