Career
His specific dates of birth and death are not known. Wang was born in Qian Tang (钱塘, modern day Hangzhou in the Zhejiang province). His style name was "Ruoshui" (若水) and his pseudonym was "Danxuan" (澹轩).
Wang imitated Guo Xi for landscapes, Huang Quan for bird-and-flower paintings, and Tang Ren for human figures.