Chinese painter, calligrapher and poet
Zhao Yong, A Ride in Spring , National Palace Museum , Taipei
Zhao Yong (simplified Chinese : 赵雍 ; traditional Chinese : 趙雍 ; pinyin : Zhào Yōng ; Wade–Giles : Chao Yung ; style name Zhongmu (仲穆); 1289 – c. 1360), was a noted Chinese painter, calligrapher , and poet in the Yuan Dynasty . A native of Wuxing (吳興, now Huzhou (湖州) in Zhejiang Province ), he was the second son of Zhao Mengfu .[1] Zhao was a descendant of the Song Imperial family, the House of Zhao .
Zhao became a high official with his father's assistance. Following the style of Dong Yuan and Li Cheng , he had a talent for painting human figures, landscapes, and horses with saddle.
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