(b Yangzhe [modern Yu xian, Henan Province]; fl c. AD 710–60). Chinese painter. Later known as Wu Daoxuan, he is a legendary figure said to have depicted human beings, landscapes, architecture, Buddhist deities, demons, birds and animals. Reportedly, he derived his inspiration from wine and had a mercurial, responsive brushstyle, producing breathtaking vistas of natural scenery and figures across vast areas of temple wall.

• Wu Daozi
  • China, §I, 8(i): Status of art: Artist
  • China, §V, 3(iii): Painting themes: Daoist
  • China, §V, 3(vii)(b): Figure painting: Sui to Song
  • China, §V, 4(i)(b): Court painters: Shang to Five Dynasties
  • Tang dynasty
  • methods
    • China, §V, 5(i): Painting theory and criticism: Critical biographies
  • works
    • Brushline
    • China, §V, 1(i): Painting: Neolithic to Five Dynasties
    • China, §V, 3(i)(a): Buddhist wall paintings
    • China, §V, 3(iii)(a): Daoist painting
    • Li (i): (1) Li Sixun