The Precision of a Prodigy To understand the technical rigor of Yuan Dynasty painting, one must look at the meticulous execution of Wang Yuan. Born in Qian Tang, in the modern-day Hangzhou region of the Zhejiang province, he was a child prodigy who bypassed the slow accumulation of experience through direct instruction from the master Zhao Mengfu. This early training did not result in a derivative style; instead, it produced a painter…