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Wen Jia

Chinese painter (1501–1583) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wen Jia
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Wen Jia (Wen Chia, Chinese: 文嘉; pinyin: Wénjiā); ca. 1501-1583 was a Chinese painter of landscapes and flowers during the Ming Dynasty (13681644).

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Wen Jia, Landscape in the Spirit of the Verses of Du Fu, National Palace Museum, 1576

Wen was born in the Jiangsu province.[1] His style name was 'Xiu Cheng' and his sobriquet was 'Wen Shui'. Wen came from a family of painters. He was the second son of Wen Zhengming, and his brother Wen Peng became a painter as well.

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