唐寅(1470—1523),初字伯虎,后字子畏,吴县(今江苏苏州)人。祖籍山西晋昌(今山西晋城一带),故多自署“晋昌唐寅”。性聪颖,才华出众,弘治十一年(1498)举应天解元,惜次年二月因涉会试科场泄题案遭革黜,后绝意仕途,归苏州以书画为生。唐氏诗书画兼擅,名响当时,诗文上与文徵明、祝允明、徐祯卿称“吴中四才子”;画坛上又与沈周、文徵明、仇英合称“明四家”。 Tang Yin (1470-1523), the first word after the tiger, the word after fear, Wuxian (now Jiangsu Suzhou) people. Native Shanxi Jinchang (now Shanxi Jincheng area), so many from the Department “Jinchang Tang Yin ”. Clever, talented, Hongzhi eleven years (1498) should be the day Jieyuan, but the following year in February due to the trial involving the issue of the court was leather revolution, after the intention of career, go to Suzhou painting and calligraphy living. Tang poetry calligraphy and painting and good, the name of the ring at the time, poetry and Wen Zhengming, Zhu Yunming, Xu Zhenqing said “Wu four witches ”; painting circles and Shen Zhou, Wen Zhengming, Qiuying collectively “Ming four ”.