Wang Mian, a famous painter, poet and calligrapher in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties, with the courtesy name Yuanzhang, also known as Zhuishishanong, Cowherd, Kuaiji Foreign History, Plum Blossom House Owner, Mr. Jiuli, Jiangnan Ancient Guest, Jiangnan Savage, Shanyin Savage, Duckweed Xuanzi, Zhuguancaoren, Meisou, Stone Cooker, Idle Doctor, Laolong, Laocun, Mei Weng, etc. A native of Zhuji, Zhejiang. Born into a farm family.
Wang Mian’s poems mostly sympathize with the suffering of the people, denounce the rich and powerful, despise fame and wealth, and describe pastoral and secluded life, such as "Shang Pavilion", "Jiangnan Woman", "Ode to the Scenery", "Wu "Ji Qu", "Mo Mei", "Sword Song Xing Ci Rhyme", etc. There are 3 volumes of "Zhuzhai Poetry Collection" and 2 volumes of sequels.
He loved plum blossoms all his life, planted them, chanted them, painted them, and was good at painting bamboos. Seekers come one after another. It had a great influence on the masters of plum painting in the Ming Dynasty, such as Liu Shiru, Chen Xianzhang, Wang Muzhi and Sheng Xingzhi. The surviving paintings include "Three Gentlemen" and "Mo Mei Tu". He was able to seal seals, and he created seals using flower milk stones, and his seal writing skills were exquisite. There is a biography in "History of Ming Dynasty". [