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Ni Zan

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Ni Zan (simplified Chinese: 倪瓒; traditional Chinese: 倪瓚; Wade–Giles: Ni2 Tsan4; 1301–1374) was a Chinese painter during the Yuan and early Ming periods. Along with Huang Gongwang, Wu Zhen, and Wang Meng, he is considered to be one of the Four Masters of the Yuan dynasty.

Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago

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Woods and Valleys of Mount Yu

1372 · Hanging scroll; ink on paper

Image: 37 1/4 x 14 1/8 in. (94.6 x 35.9 cm) Overall with mounting: 82 x 20 5/8 in. (208.3 x 52.4 cm) Overall with knobs: 82 x 24 5/8 in. (208.3 x 62.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Poetic Thoughts in a Forest Pavilion 林堂詩思圖

1366 · Hanging scroll; ink on paper

124 × 50.5 cm (48 7/8 × 19 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Wind among the Trees on the Riverbank

1363 · Hanging scroll; ink on paper

Image: 23 1/4 x 12 1/4 in. (59.1 x 31.1 cm) Overall with mounting: 102 1/4 x 22 1/4 in. (259.7 x 56.5 cm) Overall with knobs: 102 1/4 x 27 1/2 in. (259.7 x 69.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Enjoying the Wilderness in an Autumn Grove

1339 · Hanging scroll; ink on paper

Image: 38 5/8 × 27 1/8 in. (98.1 × 68.9 cm) Overall with mounting: 8 ft. 10 7/8 in. × 35 7/8 in. (271.5 × 91.1 cm) Overall with knobs: 8 ft. 10 7/8 in. × 40 in. (271.5 × 101.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bamboo, Rock, and Tall Tree

1300 · hanging scroll; ink on paper

Image: 67.3 x 36.8 cm (26 1/2 x 14 1/2 in.); Overall with knobs: 231.4 x 64.2 cm (91 1/8 x 25 1/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Mountains of the Immortals

1300 · Handscroll; ink and color on silk

Painting only: 33.4 x 97.3 cm (13 1/8 x 38 5/16 in.); height: 35 cm (13 3/4 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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