Landscape
Wang Jian
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1598–1677
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and light color on silk
Classification
hanging scroll
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
29437
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Wang Jian · 1609–1677
Wang Jian (1609–1677) was a leading Chinese landscape painter of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, born into a prominent literati family in Taicang, Jiangsu province. As the great-grandson of the distinguished scholar, official, and collector Wang Shizhen, he inherited a rich assemblage of ancient masterpieces that shaped his artistic vision from an early age. After earning the juren degree ...