Chinese, 16th century, male. Born 1501, in Suzhou (Jiangsu); died 1568. Painter. Wang Guxiang sat the triennial examinations in Beijing in 1529 and was awarded the jinshi (literally, ‘presented scholar’), the highest degree. A skilled draughtsman, he painted birds and flowers but abandoned painting towards the middle of his life. Consequently, few of his works survive....