The Spirit of the Brush: The Life and Legacy of Wu Bin To gaze upon the works of Wu Bin is to step through a veil into a world where the sacred brushes against the wonderfully eccentric. A lumative figure of the Ming Dynasty, Wu Bin emerged during the reign of the Wanli Emperor, a period characterized by both profound artistic tradition and a burgeoning desire for expressive freedom. While the precise details of his early years remain shrouded in the mists of history, his presence in the Chinese art canon is unmistakable. Born in Putian, Fujian province, and later finding his creative heart…