Mei Qing (; ca. 1623–1697) was a Chinese

landscape painter Landscape painting, also known as landscape art, is the depiction of natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests, especially where the main subject is a wide view—with its elements arranged into a coherent composi ...

calligrapher Calligraphy (from el, link=y, καλλιγραφία) is a visual art related to writing. It is the design and execution of lettering with a pen, ink brush, or other writing instrument. Contemporary calligraphic practice can be defined as "t ...

and poet active during the

Qing Dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...

. Mei was born in Xuancheng, Anhui Province. His

style name A courtesy name (), also known as a style name, is a name bestowed upon one at adulthood in addition to one's given name. This practice is a tradition in the East Asian cultural sphere, including China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam.Ulrich Theo ...

was 'Yuangong' (渊公 or 远公) and his

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s were 'Mount Qu' (Qushan 瞿山), 'Winter Hut' (Xue Lu 雪庐), and 'Lao Qu Fan Fu' ().Barnhart: 380. Mei was taught by Wang Meng. He was a friend

Shitao Shitao or Shi Tao (; other department Yuan Ji (), 1642 – 1707), born into the Ming dynasty imperial clan as Zhu Ruoji (朱若極), was a Chinese Buddhist monk, calligrapher, and landscape painter during the early Qing dynasty. Born in the Qu ...

, influencing some of Shitao's earlier works.Barnhart: 272. His landscape paintings were based on his many travels to the Yellow Mountain. His works on poetry include: ''Tian Yan Garret Collection'' () and ''Mei Shi Anthology'' ().Cihai: 1305.

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*Barnhart, R. M. et al. (1997). Three thousand years of Chinese painting. New Haven, Yale University Press. * Ci hai bian ji wei yuan hui (). Ci hai (). Shanghai: Shanghai ci shu chu ban she (), 1979. 1623 births 1697 deaths Qing dynasty landscape painters Qing dynasty poets Qing dynasty calligraphers Painters from Anhui Poets from Anhui People from Xuancheng {{China-painter-stub