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A Sheep and Goat, 1300

Yuan Dynasty

Zhao Mengfu

A simple painting speaks to more people

Wang Meng

The youngest of the Four Masters

Autumn Colors on the Qiao and Hua Mountains

Zhao Mengfu, 1295

A Sheep and Goat

Zhao Mengfu, 1300

Bathing Horses

Zhao Mengfu, 1300

Elegant Rocks and Sparse Trees, 秀石疏林

Zhao Mengfu, 1300

Ode on the Red Cliff and Portrait of Su Shi

Zhao Mengfu, 1300

Twin Pines, Level Distance

Zhao Mengfu, 1310

Dwelling in the Qingbian Mountains

Wang Meng, 1366

Mount Taibai, 太白山圖

Wang Meng, 1271-1368

Fishing in Reclusion at Cha-hsi

Wang Meng, 1370

Forest Grotto in Juqu

Wang Meng, 1370

Ge Zhichuan Moving to the Mountains

Wang Meng, 1370

The Simple Retreat

Wang Meng, 1370

Next Movement

The Aztecs

Blood and conquest

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