chén​jì​rú

Chen Jiru

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陈继儒/ 陳繼儒 chén​jì​rú Chen Jiru

Chen Jiru (1558–1639), a Ming dynasty literatus, calligrapher, and painter from Huating (modern-day Songjiang, Shanghai). Known by the pseudonym Meigong, he excelled in landscape and ink-and-wash flower painting, notably plum blossoms and bamboo. He was a contemporary of 董其昌 dǒng​qí​chāng and is famous for his essays and short prose collections.

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see 陈继儒/陳繼儒 董其昌/董其昌