Wu (painting style)

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Refers to the work of a school of artists who re-established the literati tradition in painting in China during the late 15th and early 16th centuries. The style is characterized by balanced, harmonious landscape compositions, with an emphasis on sinuous lines and flattened space.
Wu
Accepted term: 27-Jan-2025