Sunday, September 7, 2008

Li Kan (painter)

Lǐ Kàn ; ca. was a painter during the Yuan Dynasty .

Li was born in Beijing. His style name was 'Zhong Bin' and his sobriquet was 'Xi Zhai'. Li had lived for some time in a bamboo valley, which inspired many if his works. His ink bamboo executed refined strokes which were commented on their realism, followed the style of Wen Tong.

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