Wen Zhengming ( 1470 - 1559 ) was a Chinese painter, calligrapher, and poet during the Ming dynasty. Wen Zhengming s works have been put up for auction numerous times, with realized prices greatly surpassing estimated prices, varying from 16800 USD for CALLIGRAPHY IN XINGSHU (RUNNING SCRIPT) in 2006 to a remarkable record 7184639.87 USD for ATTRACTIVE SCENERY OF WU SHAN MOUNTAIN; CALLIGRAPHY in