About Wang Guxiang
Lived 1501 – 1568 (aged 66–67). Wang Guxiang was a Chinese painter, politician, calligrapher and scholar.
Wang Guxiang (Wang Ku-hsiang, traditional: 王谷祥, simplified: 王谷祥); ca. 1501–1568 was a Chinese landscape painter during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644).
Wang was born in Changzhou in the Jiangsu province. His style name was 'Luzhi' and his sobriquet was 'Youshi'. Wang specialized in landscapes and bird-and-flower paintings.
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Who was Wang Guxiang?
Chinese artist (1501-1568)
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Wang Guxiang was born in 1501 in Suzhou.
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Wang Guxiang died in 1568.
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Wang Guxiang was a painter, politician, calligrapher and scholar.
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Wang Guxiang was Chinese.
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