Wang Meng - Zhichuan Resettlement 1350

Wang Meng - Zhichuan Resettlement 1350

Zhichuan Resettlement 1350
hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Sold for: USD 62.1 million
Auction house: Beijing Poly Auction
Sale date: 4 June 2011
Seller: Anonymous owner
Buyer: Anonymous buyer

Wang Meng (王蒙, Wáng Méng; Zi: Shūmíng 叔明, Hao: Xiāngguāng Jūshì 香光居士) (c. 1308 – 1385) was a Chinese painter during the Yuan Dynasty. He was born in Wuxing (吴兴), now known as Huzhou (湖州), Zhejiang. He was a maternal grandson of Zhao Mengfu, thus making him a descendant of the Song Dynasty's royal bloodline.