Leng Mei: A Master of Courtly Portraiture in Qing Dynasty China Born in Jiaozhou, Shandong province, during the late 17th century (though precise dates remain elusive), Leng Mei – also known as Jichen – stands as a pivotal figure in the development of Chinese portraiture during the Qing dynasty. His life and artistic journey are inextricably linked to the imperial court, where he honed his skills under the tutelage of Jiao Bingzhen, a renowned artist himself, and ultimately became celebrated for his exquisite depictions of court ladies—a genre that would define much of his legacy. Leng Mei’…
A chart of leng mei's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.
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