Zhao Mengjian

Zhao Mengjian: Three Friends of Winter

Zhao Mengjian (Chinese: 趙孟堅; Wade–Giles: Chao Meng-chien; 1199–1295),[1] art name Yizhai (彝齋居士), was a Chinese painter and politician from Haiyan, Zhejiang.

He was a member of the Song dynasty who attained high rank at court as a Mandarin, and became president of the Hanlin Academy, retiring when the dynasty fell. He was known for his depictions of daffodils, plum blossom, orchids and bamboo.[2][3]

  1. ^ Also romanized as Tchao Mong-Kien
  2. ^ (Dictionnaire Bénézit 1999, p. 884)
  3. ^ (Yang Xin et al. 1997, p. 140)