How does Shen Zhou's Poet on a Mountaintop (Fig. 25-10) represent the essence of Ming literati painting?

A. the loose rendering of a mountain landscape
B. the harmonious blending of mind and nature
C. the emphasis on the solitary man
D. the use of calligraphy


Answer: B

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