Ma Yuan

Chinese painter from Song Dynasty (1160-1225)
Person human Q433603
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Ma Yuan

Summary

Ma Yuan is a human[1]. Born in Hangzhou[2], he… he was born on January 1, 1160[3]. He died on 1225[4]. He worked as a painter[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month, #7,255 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Born in Hangzhou[2], Ma Yuan…
  • Ma Yuan was born on January 1, 1160[3].
  • Ma Yuan died on 1225[4].
  • Ma Yuan's father was Ma Shirong[7].
  • A child of Ma Yuan was Ma Lin[8].
  • Ma Yuan held citizenship in Song dynasty[9].
  • Ma Yuan worked as a painter[5].
  • Ma Yuan's field of work was painting[10].
  • Ma Yuan's field of work was shan shui[11].
  • Ma Yuan's field of work was bird-and-flower painting[12].
  • Ma Yuan's field of work was figure painting[13].
  • A notable work attributed to Ma Yuan is Walking on a Mountain Path in Spring[14].
  • Ma Yuan was influenced by Li Tang[15].
  • Ma Yuan is recorded as male[16].
  • Ma Yuan's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Ma Yuan's family is recorded as Ma family[18].
  • Ma Yuan's ancestral home is recorded as Qiantang County[19].
  • Ma Yuan's ancestral home is recorded as Transoxiana[20].
  • Ma Yuan's genre is landscape painting[21].
  • Ma Yuan is part of Four Masters of the Southern Song dynasty[22].
  • Ma Yuan is part of Q133137887[23].
  • Ma Yuan's Commons category is recorded as Ma Yuan (painter)[24].
  • Ma Yuan's family name is recorded as Ma[25].
  • Ma Yuan's given name is recorded as Yuǎn[26].
  • Ma Yuan's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Hangzhou[2], Ma Yuan… he was born on January 1, 1160[3]. His father was Ma Shirong[7].

Career and Affiliations

Ma Yuan's professions included painter[5]. Fields of work include painting[10], a method[28]; shan shui[11], a genre of painting[29]; bird-and-flower painting[12], a genre of painting[30]; and figure painting[13], a genre of painting[31].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Ma Yuan is Walking on a Mountain Path in Spring[14].

Personal Life

A child of Ma Yuan was Ma Lin[8].

Death and Burial

Ma Yuan died on 1225[4].

Why It Matters

Ma Yuan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month, #7,255 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

He has been cited as an influence by Zhou Chen[34], a painter[35], 1460–1535[36], of Ming dynasty[37], specialised in shan shui[38] and Li Zai[39], a court painter[40], 1350–1431[41], of Ming dynasty[42], specialised in shan shui[43].

FAQs

Where was Ma Yuan born?

Ma Yuan's place of birth was Hangzhou[2].

Who were Ma Yuan's parents?

Ma Yuan's father was Ma Shirong[7].

What did Ma Yuan do for work?

Ma Yuan worked as painter[5].

Who did Ma Yuan influence?

Ma Yuan has been cited as an influence by Zhou Chen[34] and Li Zai[39].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  5. [17] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  7. [18] . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  9. [20] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . MAK. epdlp.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [4] . MAK. epdlp.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  22. [26] . wikidata.org.
  23. [15] . wikidata.org.
  24. [14] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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