Zhao Yong

Zhao Yong (simplified Chinese: 赵雍; traditional Chinese: 趙雍; pinyin: Zhào Yōng; Wade–Giles: Chao Yung); 1289-about 1360, style name as Zhongmu (仲穆), is a noted Chinese painter, calligrapher, and poet in the Yuan Dynasty. A native of Wuxing (吳興, now Huzhou (湖州) in Zhejiang Province), he was the second son of Zhao Mengfu. Zhao was a descendant of the Song Imperial family, the House of Zhao.

Zhao became a high official with his father's assistance. Following the style of Dong Yuan and Li Cheng, he had a talent for painting human figures, landscapes, and horses with saddle.

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