Wu Wei

A Chinese Ming Dynasty painter. Following Zai Wenjin, he played an important role in the development of the Zhejiang School style, and was a representative landscape and figure painter of the Zhejiang School or painting academy from the late 15th century to the early 16th century. His pen name was Jiwong or Shiying. His pen name was Lufu, and he was also known as Xiaoqian (Little Immortal). He was from Jiangxia (Wuchang, Hubei Province). Orphaned at a young age, he was raised by Qian Xin and established himself as a painter in Jinling (Nanjing). During the Chenghua era (1465-87), he entered Emperor Xianzong's painting academy and became a steward of the Renzhi Palace, but was expelled when Emperor Xianzong died. In 1499, he was summoned to Emperor Xiaozong's painting academy and was given the seal of "Original Painter" by Emperor Xiaozong, but returned to Nanjing two years later. He was said to have been a generous person, a big drinker, and led a free-spirited life. His style of painting was also generous, with rough brushstrokes and skillful use of strong ink techniques, influencing the next generation.

[Shinya Hoshiyama]

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中国、明(みん)代の画家。載文進(たいぶんしん)に次いで浙派(せっぱ)様式の流れに重要な役割を果たし、15世紀後半から16世紀初めにかけての浙派ないし画院を代表する山水・人物画家である。字(あざな)は次翁、士英。号は魯夫(ろふ)、別に小僊（小仙）(しょうせん)とも号す。江夏（湖北省武昌(ぶしょう)）の人。幼少に孤児となり、銭昕(せんきん)に養われて、金陵（南京(ナンキン)）で画家としてたち、成化(せいか)年間（1465～87）憲宗の画院に入って仁智殿(じんちでん)待詔となるが、憲宗が崩ずると放帰された。1499年、孝宗の画院に召され、孝宗より「画状元」の印を賜ったが、2年後南京に帰った。性格は豪放、大の愛酒家で、生活は奔放だったと伝える。画風も豪放、荒々しい筆致で、強烈な墨法を巧みに用い、次代に影響を与えている。

［星山晋也］

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