Zhao Mengfu
Zhao Mengfu (1254-1322) was a Southern Song dynasty artist and a descendant of the first Song emperor. He was a learned man skilled in both calligraphy and poetry. Following the Mongol conquest, he worked in his birthplace of Wuxing for ten years. In 1286, he joined the Yuan administration as a high-ranking official under Kublai Khan. He maintained friendships with scholars and artists, and he formed his own art collection.
Biography
Zhao was a painter of horses and landscapes. During the Yuan dynasty, he was one of four great masters of painting. His reputation fluctuated under later dynasties, as he was criticised by Ming dynasty theoreticians for his service to the Mongol rulers, yet rehabilitated by Qing dynasty literati. Solis Prints offers fine art prints of his work, including Eight Horses, Nine Songs (Illustration of the Lady of the Xiang), and River Village: Fisherman's Joy.
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