Wang Wei

This painting is by Han Gan (706-783 CE). As a young man, his studies were sponsored by Wang Wei, who was himself a painter besides being a poet.

Wang Wei (701-761 CE)

Wang Wei — my translations

• Bird-singing Stream
• Chung-nan Mountain
• In the Mountains
• Living in the Mountains, Autumn Darkness
• My Retreat at Chung-nan Mountain
• Random Poem
• Returning, Song Mountain
• Stopping at the Incense Temple
• Wei City Song

from Wang Wei’s “Wang River Collection”

• The Bamboo Grove
• The Deer Enclosure
• Hsin-i Village
• Jinzhu Ridge
• The Luan Family’s Rapids
• Mengcheng Cove
• The Path to the Temple Tree
• The Pavilion at the Lake
• South Hill

See also Meng Haoran’s A memento to keep our friendship as I part from Wang Wei

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There is an illustrated children’s book about Han Gan and his love of horses:

Hong, Chen. The Magic Horse of Han Gan. Enchanted Lion Books, 2006. ISBN 1592700632.