A Master of Blossoms and Breath Born in the turbulent year of 1633 in Wujin, Jiangsu province, Yun Shouping—often revered by his sobriquet Nantian—emerged from a period of profound historical upheaval. As the Ming Dynasty crumbled and the Qing era took hold, Yun found himself navigating a world in transition. Though born into an impoverished family that could not afford the formal education required for the civil service examinations,…