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Artist in the Global Art Registry
Wen Zhengming
1470–1559 · Ming dynasty
- Born
- 1470 · Suzhou
- Died
- 1559 · Suzhou
18 works in the Collect24 Registry
Every work carries a permanent Collect24 Art ID, the way a book has an ISBN.
Wen Zhengming, 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.
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Wen Zhengming (文徵明; 28 November 1470 – 28 March 1559), born Wen Bi (文璧), was a Chinese painter, calligrapher, and poet during the Ming dynasty. He was regarded as one of the Four Masters of Ming painting.
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18
Registered works
18
In museum collections
0
In gallery collections
0
In private collections
Featured works
Selected registered works by Wen Zhengming
Selected from 18 works by Wen Zhengming in the Collect24 Registry.
Wen Zhengming
Old Trees by a Wintry Brook, 1551
hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper
114.3 × 47 cm
Cleveland Museum of Art
C24-113789
Wen Zhengming
Old Pine Tree, late 1530s
handscroll; ink on paper
28 × 139.3 cm
Cleveland Museum of Art
C24-113781
Wen Zhengming
Playing the Qin in a Secluded Valley, 1548
hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper
132 × 50.5 cm
Cleveland Museum of Art
C24-111424
Wen Zhengming
Målning, Bildkonst, Painting
Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities
C24-171101
Wen Zhengming
Målning, Bildkonst, Painting
Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities
C24-170919
Wen Zhengming
Målning, Bildkonst, Painting
Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities
C24-170892
Wen Zhengming
Recluse playing the zither in a pine grove, ca. 1540
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
349.3 × 102.9 cm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
C24-133011
Wen Zhengming
View of Lake Tai, dated 1543
Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on gold-flecked paper
24.8 × 52.7 cm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
C24-127401
Wen Zhengming
Garden of the Inept Administrator, 1551
Album of eight leaves; ink on paper
26.4 × 27.3 cm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
C24-124767
Wen Zhengming
The Cassia Grove Studio, ca. 1532
Handscroll; ink and color on paper
31.6 × 56.2 cm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
C24-118549
Wen Zhengming
Listening to the Bamboo, late 1400s-1500s
hanging scroll, ink on sutra paper
202 × 55 cm
Cleveland Museum of Art
C24-116474
Wen Zhengming
Summer retreat in the eastern grove, calligraphy datable to 1512
Handscroll; ink on paper
31.8 × 108 cm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
C24-109955
Museums and collections
Where works by Wen Zhengming are registered
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, United States
6 works
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
4 works
- Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities
Stockholm, Sweden
4 works
- Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
2 works
- Detroit Institute of Arts
United States
1 work
- The Palace Museum
People's Republic of China
1 work
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