Leng Mei

Leng Mei (Chinese: 冷枚; pinyin: Lěng Mèi; Wade–Giles: Leng Mei), a native Jiaozhou (now Jiaoxian, Shangdong), is a famed Chinese painter in Qing Dynasty, active 1677-1742 (his specific years of birth and death are not known). His courtesy name was Jichen(吉臣), and sobriquet Jinmen Waishi, or Jinmen Shushi. He was Jiao Bingzhen's student. Leng's specialty was painting human figures, particularly court ladies. Some of his works now reside at the National Palace Museum.

Sample of paintings

Two Rabbits under Chinese Parasol Tree (梧桐双兔图), Leng Mei, Palace Museum, Beijing

Spring Evening Banquet at the Peach and Pear Blossom Garden (春夜宴桃李園), Leng Mei, National Palace Museum, Taipei

Figures (人物), Leng Mei, National Palace Museum, Taipei