Xiang Shengmo (); (1597–1658) was a noted Chinese painter in the

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. He was a native of Xiushui (now Jiaxing,

Zhejiang Province Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Jiangs ...

). His

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was Kongzhang (孔彰) and his art names were Yi'an (易庵), and Xushan Qiao (胥山樵). He was the grandson of the great painting-collector Xiang Yuanbian (項元汴). Xiang's painting followed the style of Wen Zhengming. Xiang specialized in landscapes and flowers with an elegant taste.

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1597 births 1658 deaths Painters from Zhejiang Ming dynasty landscape painters Artists from Jiaxing {{China-painter-stub