Wang Hui

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(b Changshu County, Jiangsu Province, 1632; d Changshu County, 1717). Chinese painter. He was one of the group of painters of the early Qing period (1644-1911) known as the Four Wangs; the others were Wang Shimin, Wang Jian and Wang Yuangi (see also ORTHODOX SCHOOL). Wang Hui came from a family of painters, and his own career began in 1651, when he was discovered by Wang Jian and became the pupil of the latter and of Wang Shimin.

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Wang Hui may refer to:

• Wang Hui (Qing Dynasty), Chinese painter in Qing Dynasty
• Wang Hui (intellectual), professor of Chinese literature, intellectual historian, and former editor of Dushu

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