Zhao Yuan () is a noted
Chinese
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painter in late
Yuan and early
Ming Dynasty
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. His birth and death years are unknown. His
courtesy name
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was Shanzhang (善长), and
sobriquet
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Danlin （丹林）. He was born in Ying Cheng (营城) (present day Yingxian (营县) of
Shandong Province). He resided in
Suzhou. His painting style most closely resembled that of
Wang Meng. Existing works include 晴川送别 (Farewell on the Clear River) and 合溪草堂.
[Ci hai bian ji wei yuan hui (辞海编辑委员会）. Ci hai （辞海）. Shanghai: Shanghai ci shu chu ban she （上海辞书出版社）, 1979.
Page 1944.]
References
External links
Sung and Yuan paintings an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Zhao Yuan (see list of paintings)
Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
Yuan dynasty painters
Ming dynasty painters
Painters from Shandong
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