Career
Mei was born in Xuancheng, Anhui Province. His style name was "Yuangong" (渊公 or 远公) and his pseudonym was "Mount Qu" (Qushan 瞿山), "Winter Hut" (Xue Lu - 雪庐), and "Lao Qu Fan Fu" (老瞿凡父). Mei was taught by Wang Meng.
He was a friend Shitao, influencing some of Shitao"s earlier works.
His landscape paintings were based on his many travels to the Yellow Mountain.