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"A camera of the Ming (Dynasty of China)" is how Yang Danxia, an expert on ancient Chinese painting from the prestigious Palace Museum in Beijing, describes Zeng Jing, a leading portraitist active in the late 16th century to mid-17th century China. ▲ Lyricist-poet Wu Yunzhao (middle) depicted by renowned Ming-dynasty portraitist Zeng Jing (1564-1647), with the landscape painted by Hu Zongxin. [Photo provided to China Daily] Of the many works he presumably painted, only around 20 have lasted to date. One of them, owned by the museum, depicts a man named Wu Yunzhao, a lyricist-poet and member of the literati among whom Zeng had commanded a large following. Donning a monochromatic robe and a black headscarf befitting a scholar-recluse, Wu was placed amid forested mountains, where he was accompanied by his own read, which he held by hand, as well as two boy attendants rendered skillfully by Zeng. It's worth noting that the scenery was done by Zeng's contemporary Hu Zongxin, one of the
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