Yang Weizhen
Appearance
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Yáng Wéizhēn (Yang Wei-chen, traditional: 楊維楨, simplified: 杨维桢); ca. (1296 – 1370) was a Chinese painter and calligrapher during the Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368).
Yang was born in the Zhejiang province.[1] His style name was 'Lianfu' and his sobriquet was 'Tieya'. Yang's reputation for calligraphy was well known, incorporating a purity and strength into his works.
References
- ^ "Yáng Wéizhēn Brief Biography". Retrieved 2008-07-11.
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- 1296 births
- 1370 deaths
- Yuan dynasty painters
- Ming dynasty painters
- Yuan dynasty calligraphers
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- Ming dynasty historians
- Painters from Zhejiang
- Writers from Shaoxing
- Yuan dynasty politicians
- Ming dynasty politicians
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- Historians from Zhejiang
- 14th-century Chinese calligraphers
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