Chinese painter, calligrapher, and poet (1470–1559)
In this Chinese name, the family name is Wen.
Wen Zhengming
Born
28 November 1470
Died
1559 (aged 88–89)[1]
Education
Shen Zhou
Known for
painting, calligraphy
Movement
Wu School
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
文徵明
Simplified Chinese
文征明[2]
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Wén Zhēngmíng
Wade–Giles
Wen Cheng-ming
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping
Man4 Zing1 Ming4
Wen Bi
Chinese
文壁
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Wén bì
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping
Man4 Bik1
Wen Zhengming (28 November 1470 – 1559), born Wen Bi, was a Chinese painter, calligrapher, and poet during the Ming dynasty. He was regarded as one of the Four Masters of Ming painting.[3]
^Chang & Owen 2010, p. 61.
^文徵明 is also used in some Simplified Chinese text in order to avoid confusing 征 and 徵. (See Ambiguities in Chinese character simplification.)
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