Wen Jia

Wen Jia (Wen Chia, Chinese: 文嘉; pinyin: Wénjiā); ca. 1501-1583 was a Chinese painter of landscapes and flowers during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644).

For the table tennis player, see Wen Jia (table tennis).
In this Chinese name, the family name is Wen.
Wen Jia, Landscape in the Spirit of the Verses of Du Fu, National Palace Museum, 1576
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Wen was born in the Jiangsu province.[1] His style name was 'Xiu Cheng' and his sobriquet was 'Wen Shui'. Wen came from a family of painters. He was the second son of Wen Zhengming, and his brother Wen Peng became a painter as well.

References
  1. "Wen Jia Brief Biography". Retrieved 2008-07-09.


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