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Zhao Mengfu

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Zhao Mengfu, was a Chinese calligrapher, painter, and scholar during the Yuan dynasty. He was a descendant of the Song dynasty's imperial family through Emperor Xiaozong's brother Zhao Bogui who married a lady surnamed Song who was the granddaughter of Emperor Huizong. Zhao Bogui was a descendant of Emperor Taizu, through his son Zhao Defang.

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Artworks (7)

Eight Horses

1368 · Handscroll; ink and color on silk

11 5/8 x 104 1/4 in. (29.5 x 264.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Four anecdotes from the life of Wang Xizhi

1310 · Handscroll; ink on paper

Image: 9 5/8 x 46 1/16 in. (24.4 x 117 cm) Overall with mounting: 10 7/16 in. x 27 ft. 1 1/8 in. (26.5 x 851.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Twin Pines, Level Distance

1310 · Handscroll; ink on paper

Image: 10 9/16 x 42 5/16 in. (26.8 x 107.5 cm) Overall with mounting: 10 15/16 x 25 ft. 7 11/16 in. (27.8 x 781.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Nine Songs

1300 · Album of eleven leaves; ink on paper

10 3/8 x 6 1/4 in. (26.4 x 15.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

River Village: Fisherman's Joy

1298 · Fan painting mounted as album leaf; ink and color on silk

Overall: 28.6 x 30 cm (11 1/4 x 11 13/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Grooms and horses

1296 · Handscroll; ink and color on paper

Image: 11 7/8 x 70 1/8 in. (30.2 x 178.1 cm) Overall with mounting: 12 1/4 in. x 29 ft. 2 1/2 in. (31.1 x 890.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Bamboo, Rocks and Lonely Orchids

1271 · Handscroll; ink on paper

Mounted: 52.4 x 1337.7 cm (20 5/8 x 526 5/8 in.); Image: 50.9 x 147.8 cm (20 1/16 x 58 3/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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7 published of 7 catalogued · 7 with image

The Met
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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Bamboo, Rocks and Lonely Orchids
1271 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
River Village: Fisherman's Joy
1298 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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