Wang Mian (Chinese: 王冕; pinyin: Wáng Miǎn; Wade–Giles: Wang Mien) (1287–1359) was a Chinese painter of plums during the Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368).[1]
Wang was born in Zhuji the Zhejiang province.[2] His style name was Yuanzhang (元章)[3] and his sobriquets were "Zhushi Shannong" (煮石山農), "Fangniu Weng" (放牛翁), and "Meihua Wuzhu" (梅花屋主). He painted plum blossoms as metaphors againsts the ruling Mongols of the Yuan Dynasty.[4] Wang developed his own distinct style of painting plum blossoms that was very bold and vigorous. He edited the "Manual of Plum" to describe his experiences of plum-painting.