Xiang Shengmo (; 1597–1658) was a noted Chinese painter in the

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. He was a native of Xiushui (now

Jiaxing Jiaxing (), alternately romanized as Kashing, is a prefecture-level city in northern Zhejiang province, China. Lying on the Grand Canal of China, Jiaxing borders Hangzhou to the southwest, Huzhou to the west, Shanghai to the northeast, and the p ...

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). His

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was Kongzhang (孔彰) and his

art name An art name (pseudonym or pen name), also known by its native names ''hào'' (in Mandarin Chinese), ''gō'' (in Japanese), ' (in Korean), and ''tên hiệu'' (in Vietnamese), is a professional name used by artists, poets and writers in the Sinosp ...

s were Yi'an (易庵), and Xushan Qiao (胥山樵). He was the grandson of the great painting-collector

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(項元汴). Xiang's painting followed the style of

Wen Zhengming Wen Zhengming (28 November 1470 – 28 March 1559Wen Zhengming's epitaph by Huang Zuo indicate that he died on the 20th day of the 2nd month of the ''ji'wei'' year during the reign of the Jiajing Emperor. (嘉靖己未二月二十日，与严侍 ...

. Xiang specialized in landscapes and flowers with an elegant taste.

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1597 births 1658 deaths Painters from Zhejiang Ming dynasty landscape painters Artists from Jiaxing {{China-painter-stub