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Wentian Li BIOGRAPHY
1834 - 1895. Known for: Calligraphy.
Artist Li Wentian was born in 1834. Li Wentian, who styled himself as Yuguang, Zhongyue, Shaonong, and Ruonong, was a native of Shunde, Guangdong province who came third in the Imperial examinations.... Read full biography
Artist Li Wentian was born in 1834. Li Wentian, who styled himself as Yuguang, Zhongyue, Shaonong, and Ruonong, was a native of Shunde, Guangdong province who came third in the Imperial examinations. On top of being a calligrapher, Li was a collector of books and a painter. He was adept at writing... Read full biography
Artist Li Wentian was born in 1834. Li Wentian, who styled himself as Yuguang, Zhongyue, Shaonong, and Ruonong, was a native of Shunde, Guangdong province who came third in the Imperial examinations. On top of being a calligrapher, Li was a collector of books and a painter. He was adept at writing in the seal, clerical and regular scripts, but was particularly outstanding in the semi-cursive script. Li, along with Lu Runxiang, Lu Baozhong, and Xu Zheng, often inscribed on the paintings of... Read full biography
Artist Li Wentian was born in 1834. Li Wentian, who styled himself as Yuguang, Zhongyue, Shaonong, and Ruonong, was a native of Shunde, Guangdong province who came third in the Imperial examinations. On top of being a calligrapher, Li was a collector of books and a painter. He was adept at writing in the seal, clerical and regular scripts, but was particularly outstanding in the semi-cursive script. Li, along with Lu Runxiang, Lu Baozhong, and Xu Zheng, often inscribed on the paintings of Empress Dowager Cixi at her request. Li Wentian passed away in 1895.
Artist Li Wentian was born in 1834. Li Wentian, who styled himself as Yuguang, Zhongyue, Shaonong, and Ruonong, was a native of Shunde, Guangdong province who came third in the Imperial examinations. On top of being a calligrapher, Li was a collector of books and a painter. He was adept at writing in the seal, clerical and regular scripts, but was particularly outstanding in the semi-cursive script. Li, along with Lu Runxiang, Lu Baozhong, and Xu Zheng, often inscribed on the paintings of Empress Dowager Cixi at her request. Li Wentian passed away in 1895.
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Artist Li Wentian was born in 1834.
Li Wentian, who styled himself as Yuguang, Zhongyue, Shaonong, and Ruonong, was a native of Shunde, Guangdong province who came third in the Imperial examinations.
On top of being a calligrapher, Li was a collector of books and a painter. He was adept at writing in the seal, clerical and regular scripts, but was particularly outstanding in the semi-cursive script.
Li, along with Lu Runxiang, Lu Baozhong, and Xu Zheng, often inscribed on the paintings of Empress Dowager Cixi at her request.
Li Wentian passed away in 1895.