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Wang Qihan

CHINA, Jiangsu, Nanjing; Southern Tang Kingdom (937–975)
Wang Qihan was a painter from Jiankang (present day Nanjing, Jiangsu). He was appointed as a scholar in the Hanlin Academy and worked as a painter-in-attendance to Emperor Houzhu (reigned 961-975) of the Southern Tang dynasty and specialized in the painting of Buddhist images and figures. Evaluation of Famous Painters of the Song Dynasty praised Wang as, Neither Cao Buxing nor Wu Daozi

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