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The Wumen Painting School

With the demise of theYuan Dynasty,Suzhoubecame a gathering place for Chinese intellectuals. These included many well-known painters. According to historical records, some 150 painters, about one-fifth of all theMing Dynastypainters, were in Suzhou, and they formed an influential school of
painting. Historically Suzhou was also known asWumen, and this painting school was named theWumen Painting School. Shen Zhou was its most influential painter; other famous members were Wen Zhengming, Tang Yin and Qiu Ying.

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