Wu Wei (painter)

1459–1508) was a painter of Ming dynasty (1368–1644) China famous for his landscapes.

[1] His style names were Shiying and Ciweng, and his sobriquets were Lufu and Xiaoxian.

[2] Although he was born into a family of scholar-officials and might have pursued a career in the bureaucracy, Wu Wei instead chose to support himself as a painter.

[3] Wu Wei is known as a landscape painter, and, at least early in his career, he was inspired by the work of Dai Jin (1388–1462).

[3] Wu painted in a strong, fluent, and uninhibited style, and took on many students to teach.