Wang Wu (painter)

Wang Wu (Chinese: 王武; pinyin: Wáng Wǔ; Wade–Giles: Wang Wu); ca.

1632-1690 was a Chinese painter and poet during the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912).

Wang was born in Wu country in the Jiangsu province.

Wang specialized in bird-and-flower painting, using a brilliant and minute style.

Unlike many painters of the time, Wang was not affiliated with any school of painting.

Wang Wu, Peonies , 1672, Ink and pigment on silk. The Trammell & Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art . Dallas