Wen Jia

Chinese painter (1501-1583)
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Wen Jia

Summary

Wen Jia is a human[1]. Born in Suzhou[2], he… he was born on 1499[3]. He died on 1582[4]. He worked as a painter[5], calligrapher[6], and poet[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Wen Jia was born in Suzhou[2].
  • Wen Jia was born on 1499[3].
  • Wen Jia was born on January 1, 1501[9].
  • Wen Jia died on 1582[4].
  • Wen Jia died on January 1, 1583[10].
  • Wen Jia's father was Wen Zhengming[11].
  • A child of Wen Jia was Wen Yuanshan[12].
  • Wen Jia held citizenship in Ming dynasty[13].
  • Wen Jia's professions included painter[5].
  • Wen Jia's professions included calligrapher[6].
  • Wen Jia worked as a poet[7].
  • Wen Jia is recorded as male[14].
  • Wen Jia's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Wen Jia's ancestral home is recorded as Changzhou County[16].
  • Wen Jia's ancestral home is recorded as Hengshan[17].
  • Wen Jia is associated with the Wu School movement[18].
  • Wen Jia's genre is landscape painting[19].
  • Wen Jia's Commons category is recorded as Wen Chia[20].
  • Wen Jia's family name is recorded as Wen[21].
  • Wen Jia's work location is recorded as China[22].
  • Wen Jia's Commons Creator page is recorded as Wen Chia[23].
  • Wen Jia's courtesy name is recorded as 休承[24].
  • Wen Jia's art name is recorded as 文水[25].
  • Wen Jia's has works in the collection is recorded as Minneapolis Institute of Art[26].
  • Wen Jia's has works in the collection is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Suzhou[2], Wen Jia… Recorded date of birth include 1499[3] and January 1, 1501[9]. His father was Wen Zhengming[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include painter[5], calligrapher[6], and poet[7].

Personal Life

A child of Wen Jia was Wen Yuanshan[12].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include 1582[4] and January 1, 1583[10].

Why It Matters

Wen Jia ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Wen Jia born?

Wen Jia was born in Suzhou[2].

Who were Wen Jia's parents?

Wen Jia's father was Wen Zhengming[11].

What did Wen Jia do for work?

Wen Jia worked as painter[5], calligrapher[6], and poet[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  7. [16] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . shanghaimuseum.net. shanghaimuseum.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . shanghaimuseum.net. shanghaimuseum.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [9] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [4] . shanghaimuseum.net. shanghaimuseum.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [10] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Metropolitan Museum of Art. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Child Wen Yuanshan
    Instance of human
    Work location China
    Family name Wen
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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