List of Chinese painters
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Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...

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pinyin
Pinyin
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Wade-Giles
Wade-Giles
Wade–Giles , sometimes abbreviated Wade, is a romanization system for the Mandarin Chinese language. It developed from a system produced by Thomas Wade during the mid-19th century , and was given completed form with Herbert Giles' Chinese–English dictionary of 1892.Wade–Giles was the most...

 
Traditional Chinese name
Chinese name
Personal names in Chinese culture follow a number of conventions different from those of personal names in Western cultures. Most noticeably, a Chinese name is written with the family name first and the given name next, therefore "John-Paul Smith" as a Chinese name would be "Smith John-Paul"...

 
Simplified Chinese name Dates Notes
An Zhengwen
An Zhengwen
An Zhengwen ; was an imperial Chinese painter during the Ming Dynasty .An was born in Wuxi and was known for painting people, landscapes, and buildings.-References:...

 
An Cheng-wen 安正文 安正文 1368 Ming dynasty
Ming Dynasty
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Biān Jǐngzhāo
Bian Jingzhao
Bian Jingzhao , courtesy name as Wenjin Bian Jingzhao , courtesy name as Wenjin Bian Jingzhao , courtesy name as Wenjin (文进), was a famed Chinese painter in the early Ming Dynasty. His birth and death years are unknown. He was a native of Longxi in Gansu Province and was active...

 
Pien Ching-chao 邊景昭 边景昭 1368 Ming dynasty
Ming Dynasty
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Biān Shòumín
Bian Shoumin
Bian Shoumin , courtesy name as Yigong or Shoumin, sobriquet as Weijian Laoren, is a famed Chinese painter in Qing Dynasty. A native Shanyang , he was one of the "Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou"....

 
Pien Shou-min 邊壽民 边寿民 1684–1752
Cao Buxing
Cao Buxing
Cao Buxing was a painter of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. He lived in Wuxing . His name is sometimes written as Cao Fuxing . He excelled in painting dragons, tigers and human figures....

 
Ts'ao Pu-hsing 曹不興 曹不兴 0200 3rd century
Cáo Xuěqín
Cao Xueqin
Cao Xueqin was a Qing Dynasty Chinese writer, best known as the author of Dream of the Red Chamber, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature...

 
Ts'ao Hsueh-ch'in 曹雪芹 曹雪芹 1715–1763 Famous Author
Author
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Cao Zhibai
Cao Zhibai
Cao Zhibai was a renowned Chinese painter and bibliophile from the Yuan Dynasty. His courtesy name was Youxuan or Zhensu Cao Zhibai was a renowned Chinese painter and bibliophile from the Yuan Dynasty. His courtesy name was Youxuan (又玄)or Zhensu Cao Zhibai was a renowned Chinese painter and...

 
Ts'ao Chih-pai 曹知白 曹知白 1272–1355
Chang Shuhong
Chang Shuhong
Chang Shuhong was a Chinese painter.Born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Chang and his wife went to France in 1927. In 1937 he returned to teach at the National Art School. In 1943, he moved his family to remote Dunhuang to pursue his long-cherished art of Mogao Caves...

 
Ch'ang Shu-hung 常書鴻 常书鸿 1904–1994
Cheng Ji  Ch'eng Chi 程及 程及 1912–2005
Chén Chún
Chen Chun
Chén Chún was born into a wealthy family of scholar-officials in Suzhou. He learned calligraphy from Wen Zhengming. He later broke with Wen to favor a more free-style method of "ink and wash" paintings. He was associated with the Wu school of literary painting. Mi Fu of the Song Dynasty had a...

 
Ch'en Ch'un 陳淳 陈淳 1483–1544
Chen Daofu
Chen Daofu
Chen Daofu ; ca. 1480-1544 was a Chinese landscape painter, calligrapher, and poet during the Ming Dynasty ....

 
Ch'en Tao-fu 陳道復 陈道复 1480–1544
Chen Hong
Chen Hong (painter)
Chen Hong ; is an 8th century Chinese imperial court painter who lived during the Tang Dynasty. His birth and death years are unknown.-References:...

 
Ch'en Hung 陳閎 陈闳 0618 Tang dynasty
Tang Dynasty
The Tang Dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period. It was founded by the Li family, who seized power during the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire...

Chén Hóngshòu
Chen Hongshou
This is a Chinese name; the family name is 陈 Chen Hongshou ; 1598-1652) was a Chinese painter of late Ming Dynasty.-Life:A native of Zhuji, ZheJiang province, was a painter of the Ming dynasty. His style name was Zhanghou . His pseudonyms were Laolian , Fuchi , Yunmenseng , Huichi , Chiheshang ...

 
Ch'en Hung-shou 陳洪綬 陈洪绶 1598–1652
Chén Jìrú
Chen Jiru
Chen Jiru ; ca. 1558-1639 was a Chinese landscape painter and calligrapher during the Ming Dynasty .Chen was born in Huating . His style name was 'Zhong Chun' and his pseudonyms were 'Mi Gong' and 'Mei Gong' . Chen's calligraphy followed the style of Su Shi and Mi Fu...

 
Ch'en Chi-ju 陳繼儒 陈继儒 1558–1639
Chen Lin
Chen Lin (painter)
Chen Lin ; was a Chinese landscape painter during the Yuan Dynasty . His specific birth and death dates are not known.Chen was born in Hangzhou in the Zhejiang province. His style name was 'Zhongmei'. Chen was instructed by Zhao Mengfu...

 
Ch'en Lin 陳琳 陈琳 1271 Yuan dynasty
Yuan Dynasty
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Chen Lu
Chen Lu (painter)
Chen Lu was a Chinese painter in the early Ming Dynasty. His birth and death years are unknown.Chen was born in Huiqi . His courtesy name was Xian Zhang and his pseudonym was Ru Yin Ju Shi...

 
Ch'en Lu 陳錄 陈录 1368 Ming dynasty
Ming Dynasty
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Chén Róng  Ch'en Jung 陳榮 陈荣 1235–1262
Chen Yifei
Chen Yifei
Chen Yifei was a famous Chinese classic painter, art director, vision artist and film director....

 
Ch'en I-fei 陳逸飛 陈逸飞 1946–2005 Also a Fashion Designer and Film Director, brother Chen Yiming
Chen Zhifo  Ch'en Chih-fo 陳之佛 陈之佛 1896–1962
Cheng Jiasui
Cheng Jiasui
Cheng Jiasui ; ca. 1565-1643 was a Chinese landscape painter and poet during the Ming Dynasty .Cheng was born in Xiuning in the Anhui province and lived in Jiading. His style name was 'Mengyang' and his pseudonyms were 'Songyuan' and 'Ji'an' . Cheng's landscape painting followed the style of...

 
Ch'eng Chia-sui 程嘉燧 程嘉燧 1565–1643
Cheng Shifa
Cheng Shifa
Cheng Shifa was a Chinese calligrapher, painter and cartoonist.Cheng was born in a small Chinese village outside the city of Shanghai in 1921. He originally studied medicine before deciding to focus on art. He graduated from Shanghai Art College in 1941. Cheng staged his first art show in...

 
Ch'eng Shih-fa 程十髮 程十发 1921–2007
Chéng Zhèngkuí
Cheng Zhengkui
Chéng Zhèngkuí ; ca. 1604-1670 was a Chinese landscape painter and poet during the Qing Dynasty ....

 
Ch'eng Cheng-k'ui 程正揆 程正揆 1604-1670
Chéng Suì
Cheng Sui
Cheng Sui was a Chinese landscape painter, poet, seal cutter, and calligrapher during the Qing Dynasty .Cheng was born in She County, Anhui. His style name was 'Muqian' and his sobriquet was 'Gou daoren'. Cheng's landscapes were painted using dry and dark brushstrokes. He died in 1691.-References:...

 
Ch'eng Sui 程邃 程邃 1605–1691
Cuī Zǐzhōng
Cui Zizhong
Cuī Zǐzhōng ; ca. unknown-1644 was a Chinese painter during the Ming Dynasty ....

 
Ts'ui Tzu-chung 崔子忠 崔子忠 1600 ? - 1644 http://www.ieshu.co/asp/dic_result_deaital.asp?id=434 (Chinese)
Cuī Bái
Cui Bai
Cui Bai ) was a prominent Chinese painter of the Northern Song Dynasty . A native of Anhui Province, Cui was best known for paintings of animals and plants. At some point during his life, he traveled to the capital of Kaifeng to seek employment as a court artist, and was accepted by Emperor...

 
Tsui Po 崔白 崔白 0960 Song dynasty
Song Dynasty
The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. It was the first government in world history to issue banknotes or paper money, and the first Chinese government to establish a...

Dài Jìn
Dài Jìn
Dai Jin is noted as the founder of the Zhe School of Ming dynasty painting.-Biography:...

 
Tai Chin 戴進 戴进 1388–1462
Dai Xi
Dai Xi
Dai Xi was a Chinese painter of the 19th century and representative of the academic manner. His sobriquet was Chunshi or “Pure-Minded Scholar” and his pen name was Yu'an Dai Xi (1801 – 1860) was a Chinese painter of the 19th century and representative of the academic manner. His sobriquet...

 
Tai Hsi 戴熙 戴熙 1801–1860
Dài Xuézhèng  Tai Hsüeh-cheng 戴學正 戴学正 1915–1983
Dèng Shírú
Deng Shiru
Dèng Shírú ; ca. 1739/1743-1805 was a Chinese calligrapher during the Qing Dynasty ....

 
Teng Shih-ju 鄧石如 邓石如 1644 Qing dynasty
Qing Dynasty
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Dīng Guānpéng
Ding Guanpeng
Ding Guanpeng was a famed Chinese painter who lived during the Qing Dynasty.A native of Beijing, he was active from Kangxi's later years to middle of Qianlong's years. He was noted for painting people and landscapes. He spent about 50 years in the Palace Painting Academy and drew nearly 200 pieces....

 
Ting Kuan-p'eng 丁觀鵬 丁观鹏 1644 Qing dynasty
Qing Dynasty
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Ding Yunpeng
Ding Yunpeng
Ding Yunpeng was a Chinese painter especially of human figures and landscapes during the Ming Dynasty ....

 
Ting Yün-p'eng 丁云鵬 丁云鹏 1547–1628
Dǒng Qíchāng
Dong Qichang
Dong Qichang , courtesy name Xuanzai , was a Chinese painter, scholar, calligrapher, and art theorist of the later period of the Ming Dynasty.-Painter:...

 
Tung Ch'i-ch'ang 董其昌 董其昌 1555–1636
Dǒng Yúan
Dong Yuan
Dong Yuan was a Chinese painter.He was born in Zhongling . Dong Yuan was active in the Southern Tang Kingdom of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period...

 
Tung Yüan 董源 董源 0934 c.934 - c.962
Du Jin
Du Jin
Du Jin ; ca. was a Chinese painter of landscapes, human figures, flowers, and animals during the Ming Dynasty . Du's specific birth and death years are unknown....

 
Tu Chin 杜堇 杜堇 1368 Ming dynasty
Ming Dynasty
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Du Qiong
Du Qiong
Du Qiong ; ca. 1396-1474 was a Chinese landscape painter, calligrapher, and poet during the Ming Dynasty .Du was born in Suzhou in the Jiangsu province and was a distant ancestor of Dong Yuan. His style name was 'Using Excellence" and his pseudonyms were 'Tiller of the Eastern Plaines" and...

 
Tu Ch'iung 杜瓊 杜琼 1396–1474
Fàn Kuān
Fan Kuan
Fan Kuan was a Chinese landscape painter of the Song Dynasty considered among the great masters of the tenth and eleventh centuries. Almost no biographical details survive about him. He modeled his early work after that of the artist Li Cheng , but later he concluded that nature was the only...

 
Fan K'uan 范寬 范宽 0960 Song dynasty
Song Dynasty
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Fan Qi
Fan Qi
Fan Qi ; was a Chinese landscape painter during the Qing Dynasty , one of the Eight Masters of Nanjing. His specific years of birth and death are unknown....

 
Fan Ch'i 樊圻 樊圻 1644 Qing dynasty
Qing Dynasty
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Fāng Cóngyì
Fang Congyi
Fang Congyi , courtesy name as Wu'ou, sobriquet as Fanghu, Bumang Daoren, Jinmen Yuke and Guigu Shanren, was a famed Chinese painter during the Yuan Dynasty. He was a native of Guixi, Jiangxi Province....

 
Fang Ts'ung-i 方從義 方从义 1271 Yuan dynasty
Yuan Dynasty
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Fei Danxu
Fei Danxu
Fei Danxu ; 1801-1850 was an itinerant Chinese painter during the Qing Dynasty.Fei's style name was Zitiao , and his pseudonyms were Xiaolou and Huanxisheng . A later pseudonym was Ouweng . He was a native of Wucheng .Fei began painting when he was very young in Wucheng...

 
Fei Tan-hsü 費丹旭 费丹旭 1644 Qing dynasty
Qing Dynasty
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Fù Bàoshí
Fu Baoshi
Fu Baoshi , or Fu Pao-Shih, was a Chinese painter from Xinyu, Jiangxi Province. He went to Japan to study the History of Oriental Art in the Tokyo School of Fine Arts in 1933. He translated many books from Japanese and carried out his own research...

 
Fu Pao-shih 傅抱石 傅抱石 1904–1965 Grandchild Jenny Pat
Jenny Pat
Jenny Pat is a Chinese-Japanese Canadian television personality and a visual artist. She is a television presenter and Canadian actress affiliated with Fairchild TV. Studied in Maryknoll Convent School , and Prince of Wales Secondary School , she graduated from the University of British Columbia ...

Gai Qi
Gai Qi
Gai Qi was a poet and painter born in western China during the Qing dynasty. As an artist, he was active in Shanghai. In painting his works mainly concerned plants, beauty, and figures. However he also did numerous landscapes. In poetry he preferred the rhyming ci form and added such poems to his...

 
Kai Ch'i 改琦 改琦 1774–1829
Gao Cen
Gao Cen
Gao Cen , courtesy name as Shanchang or Weisheng, is a famed Chinese painter active during the Qing Dynasty. A native Hangzhou, he lived in Jinling and was one of "Eight Masters of Jinling"....

 
Kao Ts'en 高岑 高岑 1644 Qing dynasty
Qing Dynasty
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Gāo Fènghàn
Gao Fenghan
Gāo Fènghàn was born in Shandong to a minor bureaucrat. He was a painter, poet, and seal-carver. He later became associated with the Yangzhou school of painters. These painters were known as eccentrics for their unorthodox style and preference for individualism. Gāo Fènghàn is not usually...

 
Kao Feng-han 高鳳翰 高凤翰 1683–1749
Gāo Kègōng
Gao Kegong
Gao Kegong was a Chinese painter, and sometimes poet, born during the Yuan dynasty, he was known for his landscapes.He was a good friend and colleague of Zhao Mengfu, and his paintings showed an artistic combination between Han and other minorities during the Yuan Dynasty.-External links:*...

 
Kao K'o-kung 高克恭 高克恭 1248–1310
Gāo Qípeì
Gao Qipei
Gāo Qípeì was born in Jiangxi to a family of Manchu ethnicity. He had success as an official in southern China, but is best known today as a painter. He initially gained reputation as an artist who did landscapes and figures in traditional style. By age twenty, he became known as an eccentric who...

 
Kao Ch'i-p'ei 高其佩 高其佩 1660–1734
Gao Xiang
Gao Xiang
Gao Xiang was a Qing Chinese painter, and one of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou....

 
Kao Hsiang 高翔 高翔 1688–1753
Gong Kai
Gong Kai
Gong Kai was a Chinese government official during the last years of the Song Dynasty. The latter part of the Song Dynasty, in which Gong Kai lived, is known as the Southern Song Dynasty . After the fall of the Song Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty, he became what was known as a scholar-amateur painter...

 
Kung K'ai 龔開 龚开 1222–1307
Gōng Xián
Gong Xian
Gong Xian was a Chinese painter, the most important of the Eight Masters of Nanjing and the leading painter of the Nanjing school....

 
Kung Hsien 龔賢 龚贤 1618–1689
Gù Ān
Gu An
Gu An , style name as Dingzhi , pseudonym as Yuna Jushi , was a famed Chinese painter in the Yuan Dynasty.Gu An as born in Huaidong . He excelled in bamboo painting, particularly bamboo waving in the breeze.-References:* Ci hai bian ji wei yuan hui Gu An , style name as Dingzhi (定之), pseudonym as...

 
Ku An 顧安 顾安 1289 c.1289-?
Gù Hóngzhōng
Gu Hongzhong
Gu Hongzhong was a Chinese painter during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period of Chinese history.Little is known about Gu Hongzhong's life. He was most likely a court painter for the Southern Tang Emperor Li Yu. Gu was active from 943 to 960 C.E. His most well-known work is the Night...

 
Ku Hung-chung 顧閎中 顾闳中 0937 c.937 - c.975
Gù Kǎizhī
Gu Kaizhi
Gu Kaizhi , is a celebrated painter of ancient China. His style name was 'Changkang' . He was born in Wuxi, Jiangsu province and first painted at Nanjing in 364. In 366, he became an officer . Later he was promoted to royal officer . He was also a talented poet and calligrapher...

 
Ku K'ai-chih 顧愷之 顾恺之 0345 c. 345-c. 406
Gu Zhengyi
Gu Zhengyi
Gu Zhengyi was a famed Chinese painter active during the Ming Dynasty. His birth and death years are unknown. He was a native Huating . His style followed Huang Gongwang, and he was close with Song Xu and Sun Kehong....

 
Ku Cheng-i 顧正誼 顾正谊 1368 Ming dynasty
Ming Dynasty
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Guan Daosheng
Guan Daosheng
Guan Daosheng was a Chinese poet and painter who was active during the Yuan Dynasty.She was born in Huzhou and was the wife of Zhao Mengfu. She was talented in calligraphy and painting ink bamboo and plum with delicate and elegant strokes...

 
Kuan Tao-sheng 管道升 管道升 1271 Yuan dynasty
Yuan Dynasty
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Guo Chun
Guo Chun
Guo Chun , was an imperial Chinese painter in the early Ming Dynasty.Guo was born in Yongjia in Zhejiang province. His original given name was Wentong , but this was changed to Chun by the Yongle Emperor. From then on his style name was Wentong. His pseudonym was Pu'an...

 
Kuo Ch'un 郭純 郭纯 1370–1444
Guō Xī
Guo Xi
Guo Xi Chinese landscape painter from Henan Province who lived during the Northern Song dynasty. One text entitled "The Lofty Message of Forest and Streams" is attributed to him. The work covers a variety of themes centered around the appropriate way of painting a landscape...

 
Kuo Hsi 郭熙 郭熙 1020–1090
Guo Zhongshu
Guo Zhongshu
Guo Zhongshu was a Chinese painter during the Song Dynasty.Cui was born in 洛陽 in the Henan province. His style name was 'Shuxian' . Guo was noted for his paintings of landscapes and structures.-References:...

 
Kuo Chung-shu 郭忠恕 郭忠恕 0950 ?–977
Hán Gàn
Han Gan
Han Gan was a Tang Dynasty painter.He came from a poor family in either Chang'an, modern day Xi'an, Shaanxi; Lantian, modern day Shaanxi; or Daliang, modern day Kaifeng, Henan. As a young man, Han Gan was recognized by Wang Wei, a prominent poet, who sponsored Han in learning arts...

 
Han Kan 韓幹 韩干 0750 706-783
Hong Ren
Hong Ren
Hong Ren, who is also known as Hongren, was an early Qing painter and a member of the Anhui school of painting. His birth name was Jiang Fang. After the fall of the Ming dynasty he became a monk, as did Zhu Da, Shitao, and Kun Can. They protested the fall of the Ming dynasty by becoming monks...

 
Hung Jen 弘仁 弘仁 1610–1664 Buddhist monk
Hú Jiéqīng
Hu Jieqing
Hu Xieqing was a famed contemporary Chinese painter. She was Lao She's wife.-Biography:Hu, a native of Beijing, was born as Yuzhen . Like her husband, she belonged to the Manchurian minority. Her pen names were Yanyan and Huchun , and sobriquet, Jieqing . She graduated from the department of...

 
Hu Chieh-ch'ing 胡絜青 胡絜青 1905–2001
Hu Zao
Hu Zao
Hu Zao ; was a Chinese landscape painter during the Qing Dynasty , one of the Eight Masters of Nanjing. His specific years of birth and death are not known....

 
Hu Tsao 胡慥 胡慥 1644 Qing dynasty
Qing Dynasty
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Hu Zaobin
Hu Zaobin
Wu Cho Bun was an early 20th century Chinese painter, famous for painting tigers.-Early life:Wu Cho Bun was born in the Shunde Prefecture, Guangdong Province in 1897...

 
Wu Cho-Bun 胡藻斌 胡藻斌 1897–1942
Hua Yan
Hua Yan
Hua Yan courtesy name Qiu Yue , sobriquets Xinluo Shan Ren , Dong Yuan Shen , Bu Yi Sheng , and Li Hou Ju Shi Hua Yan courtesy name Qiu Yue (秋岳), sobriquets Xinluo Shan Ren (新罗山人), Dong Yuan Shen (东园生), Bu Yi Sheng (布衣生), and Li Hou Ju Shi Hua Yan courtesy name Qiu Yue (秋岳), sobriquets Xinluo...

 
Hua Yen 華喦 华岩 1644 Qing dynasty
Qing Dynasty
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Huang Ding
Huang Ding
Huang Ding ; ca. 1650-1730 was a Chinese landscape painter and poet active during the Qing Dynasty ....

 
Huang Ting 黃鼎 黄鼎 1644 Qing dynasty
Qing Dynasty
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Huang Ji
Huang Ji
Huang Ji , was a Chinese imperial painter during the Ming Dynasty. His birth and death years are unknown.Huang Ji was born in Minhou in Fujian Province. He was known for painting people-References:...

 
Huang Chi 黃濟 黄济 1368 Ming dynasty
Ming Dynasty
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Huáng Shèn
Huang Shen
Huang Shen was a Chinese painter during the Qing Dynasty.Huang's was born in Ninghua Fujian province, to a poor family. His style names were 'Gong shou' and 'Gong Mao" . His pseudonym was 'Ying Piaozi' ....

 
Huang Shen 黃慎 黄慎 1687–1772
Huáng Quán  Huang Chüan 黃荃 黄荃 0903 903-965
Huáng Gōngwàng
Huang Gongwang
Huáng Gōngwàng was a painter born during the late Song Dynasty in Changshu, Jiangsu. He is the oldest of the "four great masters of the Yuan." After serving as an official he acted as a Taoist priest. He spent his last years in the Fu-ch'un mountains near Hangzhou devoting himself to Taoism. It...

 
Huang Kung-wang 黃公望 黄公望 1269–1354
Huáng Bīnhóng
Huang Binhong
Huáng Bīnhóng was a Chinese art historian and literati painter born in Jinhua in Zhejiang province. His ancestral home was She County in Anhui province. He was the grandson of artist Huang Fengliu. He would later be associated with Shanghai and finally Hangzhou...

 
Huang Pin-hung 黃賓虹 黄宾虹 1864–1955
Ji Kang  Chi Kang 季康 季康 1910 end of Qing dynasty
Qing Dynasty
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Ji Sheng
Ji Sheng
Ji Sheng , was a Chinese imperial painter during the Xuande era of the Ming Dynasty. His birth and death years are unknown.-References:* Zhongguo gu dai shu hua jian ding zu . 2000. Zhongguo hui hua quan ji . Zhongguo mei shu fen lei quan ji. Beijing: Wen wu chu ban she. Volume 10....

 
Chi Sheng 計盛 计盛 1368 Ming dynasty
Ming Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...

Jiāo Bǐngzhēn
Jiao Bingzhen
Jiāo Bǐngzhēn , 1689–1726) was a native of Jining, Shandong who became a noted painter and astronomer. In painting he is noteworthy as one of the first Qing dynasty painters to be influenced by the West. He is also was among the more significant portrait and miniature painters in the early Qing...

 
Chiao Ping-chen 焦秉貞 焦秉贞 1689–1726 http://www.chinapage.com/painting/jiaobingzhen/jiao01.html, http://www.chinapage.com/painting/jiaobingzhen/jiao04.html, http://www.chinapage.com/painting/jiaobingzhen/jiao05.html, http://www.chinapage.com/painting/jiaobingzhen/jiao06.html
Jiǎng Tíngxí
Jiang Tingxi
Jiang Tingxi , courtesy name Yangsun , was a Chinese painter, and an editor of the encyclopedia Gujin Tushu Jicheng .Jiang was born in Changshu, Jiangsu...

 
Chiang T'ing-hsi 蔣廷錫 蒋廷锡 1669–1732
Jin Nong
Jin Nong
Born in 1687 in Hangzhou, Jin Nong became popular as a painter and calligrapher while living as a childless widower in Yangzhou in his sixties. His paintings of mei blossoms were in particular demand there. Heralded as one of The Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou, Jin prescribed to the amateur scholar...

 
Chin N'ung 金農 金农 1687–1764
Jīn Tíngbiāo
Jin Tingbiao
Jin Tingbiao was a Chinese painter in Qing Dynasty.-External links:...

 
Chin T'ing-piao 金廷標 金廷标 1644 Qing dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....

Jū Cháo
Ju Chao
Ju Chao , a native of Panyu Ju Chao , a native of Panyu Ju Chao , a native of Panyu (番禺, now Guangzhou, was a famed Chinese painter in Qing Dynasty. His courtesy name was Meisheng (梅生), and pseudonym Meichao (梅巢) or Guquan. He was the older brother (or cousin) of the painter Ju Lian. He wrote...

 
Chü Ch'ao 居巢 居巢 1811–1865
Ju Lian
Ju Lian
Ju Lian , a native of Panyu Ju Lian , a native of Panyu Ju Lian , a native of Panyu (番禺, now Guangzhou, was a Chinese painter in Qing Dynasty. His courtesy name was 'Ancient Spring' (Gu Quan 古泉), and self-given pseudonym 'Old Man of the Divided Mountain' (Ge Shan Lao Ren 隔山老人). He was the...

 
Chü Lien 居廉 居廉 1828–1904 http://www.news.gov.hk/en/citylife/081030/html/081030en20002.htm
Ke Jiusi
Ke Jiusi
Ke Jiusi ; ca. was a Chinese landscape painter, calligrapher, and poet during the Yuan Dynasty .Ke was born in the Zhejiang province. His style name was 'Jingzhong' and his pseudonyms were 'Dan qiusheng' and 'Wuyun geli' . Ke's painting followed the style of Wen Tong, utilizing bold and delicate...

 
K'o Chiu-ssu 柯九思 柯九思 1290–1343 Famous for his poetry
Kūn Cán
Kun Can
Kūn Cán was a Chinese painter from Hunan who spent most of his life in Nanjing. He became a Chan Buddhism monk at an early age and in Nanjing was abbot of a monastery on Niushou Shan. His style of landscape painting was influenced by Wang Meng and he is one of the Four Monk Masters in the early...

 
K'un Ts'an 髡殘 髡残 1644 Qing dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....

 
Buddhist Monk
Lán Yīng
Lan Ying
Lan Ying ; ca. 1585-1664 was a Chinese painter of landscapes, human figures, flowers and birds who was active during the Ming Dynasty .-Biography:...

 
Lan Ying 藍瑛 蓝瑛 1585–1664
Lěng Mèi
Leng Mei
Leng Mei , a native Jiaozhou , is a famed Chinese painter in Qing Dynasty, active 1677-1742 . His courtesy name was Jichen, and sobriquet Jinmen Waishi, or Jinmen Shushi. He was Jiao Bingzhen's student. Leng's specialty was painting human figures, particularly court ladies...

 
Leng Mei 冷枚 冷枚 1644 Qing dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....

Lǐ Chéng
Li Cheng
Li Cheng , style name 咸熙 , was a Chinese painter from Qingzhou during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms and early Song Dynasty...

 
Li Ch'eng 李成 李成 0919 919-967
Li Di
Li Di
Li Di was a Chinese imperial court painter in the Song Dynasty.Di was born in He Yang . He was noted for painting flowers, birds, bamboo, and animals in motion.-References:...

 
Li Ti 李迪 李迪 1100 ca. 1100–after 1197
Lǐ Fāngyīng
Li Fangying
Li Fangying 李方膺 was a Qing Chinese painter from Jiangsu. He served as a county magistrate for 20 years. As a painter he is best known for painting plant imagery specifically pines, bamboos, plum blossoms and orchids. He was one of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou.-External links:***...

 
Li Fang-ying 李方膺 李方膺 1695–1755
Li Gonglin
Li Gonglin
Li Gonglin , style name Boshi , pseudonym Longmian Jushi , was a Chinese painter, civil officer and archaeologist in the Northern Song Dynasty....

 
Li Gong-lin 李公麟, 李公麟 1049–1106
Lǐ Kàn
Li Kan (painter)
Lǐ Kàn ; ca. was a Chinese painter during the Yuan Dynasty .Li was born in Jiqiu county . His style name was 'Zhong Bin' and his sobriquet was 'Xi Zhai'. Li had lived for some time in a bamboo valley, which inspired many if his works...

 
Li K'an 李衎 李衎 1244–1320
Li Keran
Li Keran
Li Keran is a renowned contemporary Chinese painter. He was born on March 26, 1907 in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, as Li Yongshun.-External links:* at China Online Museum...

 
Li K'e-jan 李可染 李可染 1907–1989 Father of Li Xiaoke
Li Rongjin
Li Rongjin
Li Rongjin ; was a Chinese landscape painter during the Yuan Dynasty . His specific dates of birth and death are not known....

 
Li Jung-chin 李容瑾 李容瑾 1271 Yuan dynasty
Yuan Dynasty
The Yuan Dynasty , or Great Yuan Empire was a ruling dynasty founded by the Mongol leader Kublai Khan, who ruled most of present-day China, all of modern Mongolia and its surrounding areas, lasting officially from 1271 to 1368. It is considered both as a division of the Mongol Empire and as an...

Lǐ Shàn  Li Shan 李鱓 李鳝 1686?-c. 1762
Li Shida
Li Shida
Li Shida , was a Chinese Ming Dynasty painter. A native of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, he graduated as Jinshi in the imperial examination in 1574, the second year of the rule of Emperor Wanli....

 
Li Shih-ta 李士達 李士达 1368 Ming dynasty
Ming Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...

Li Shixing
Li Shixing
Li Shixing ; ca. was a Chinese landscape painter during the Yuan Dynasty .Li was born in Beijing. He specialized in landscapes and ink bamboo paintings.-References:...

 
Li Shih-hsing 李士行 李士行 1282–1328
Li Song
Li Song (painter)
Li Song was a Chinese imperial court painter in the Song Dynasty.Song was born in Qian Tang . He was originally a carpenter by trade, but was later adopted and trained by the court painter Li Congxun . He was known for painting human figures..-References:*Barnhart, R. M. et al....

 
Li Sung 李嵩 李嵩 1190 active 1190–1230
Lǐ Táng  Li T'ang 李唐 李唐 1047–1127
Li Zai
Li Zai
Li Zai ; ca. was a Chinese painter of landscapes and human figures during the Ming Dynasty . His specific birth year is not known....

 
Li Tsai 李在 李在 1420 ? - 1431
Liáng Kǎi
Liang Kai
Liáng Kǎi was a Chinese artist, also known as Madman Liang. He was born in Shandong and worked in Lin An...

 
Liang K'ai 梁楷 梁楷 1127 Southern Song dynasty
Lín Liáng
Lin Liang
Lin Liang ; ca. 1424-1500 was a Chinese imperial painter of plum, flower, and fruit works during the Ming Dynasty .Lin was born in Nanhai in the Guangdong province. His style name was 'Yishan'. Lin often painted with a very unconstrained style...

 
Lin Liang 林良 林良 1416–1480
Lin Tinggui
Lin Tinggui
Lin Tinggui was a Chinese painter of the Southern Song Dynasty...

 
Lin T'ing-kuei 林庭珪 林庭珪 1127 Southern Song dynasty
Liu Haisu
Liu Haisu
Liu Haisu was a prominent contemporary Chinese painter, and noted art educator. He excelled in Chinese painting and oil painting.-Overview:...

 
Liu Hai-su 劉海粟 刘海粟 1896–1994
Liu Jue
Liu Jue
Liu Jue ; ca. 1409-1472 was a Chinese landscape painter, calligrapher, and poet during the Ming Dynasty ....

 
Liu Chüeh 劉玨 刘珏 1409–1472
Liu Jun
Liu Jun (painter)
Liu Jun , courtesy name Ting Wei , was a Chinese landscape and person painter in the early Ming Dynasty. His birth and death years are unknown.-References:...

 
Liu Chün 劉俊 刘俊 1368 Ming dynasty
Ming Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...

Lǚ Jì  Lü Chi 呂紀 吕纪 1477-?
Lu Guang
Lu Guang (painter)
Lu Guang ; was a Chinese landscape painter and poet during the Yuan Dynasty . His specific birth and death dates are not known....

 
Lu Kuang 陸廣 陆广 1271 Yuan dynasty
Yuan Dynasty
The Yuan Dynasty , or Great Yuan Empire was a ruling dynasty founded by the Mongol leader Kublai Khan, who ruled most of present-day China, all of modern Mongolia and its surrounding areas, lasting officially from 1271 to 1368. It is considered both as a division of the Mongol Empire and as an...

Lù Zhì
Lu Zhi (painter)
Lù Zhì ; ca. 1496-1576 was a Chinese landscape painter, calligrapher, and poet during the Ming Dynasty ....

 
Lu Chih 陸治 陆治 1368 Ming dynasty
Ming Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...

Luó Mù
Luo Mu
Luo Mu was a painter, poet and prose writer born in Jiangxi. He spent most of his life in the capital Nanchang. He was noted for his landscape paintings, especially of mountains, and for what would be termed the "The JiangXi Style"...

 
Lo Mu 羅牧 罗牧 1622-?
Luó Pìn
Luo Pin
Luo Ping was a Qing dynasty painter who lived in Gan Yuan of Jiangsu Province. His style name was 'Disappearing Gentleman' ,and his pseudonyms were 'Two Peaks' and 'Monk of the Temple of Flowers' . He studied painting under Jin Nong and developed a unique personal style...

 
Lo P'in 羅聘 罗聘 1733–1799
Luo Zhichuan
Luo Zhichuan
Luo Zhichuan ; was a Chinese landscape painter during the Yuan Dynasty . His specific dates of birth and death are not known....

 
Lo Chih-ch'uan 羅稚川 罗稚川 1271 Yuan dynasty
Yuan Dynasty
The Yuan Dynasty , or Great Yuan Empire was a ruling dynasty founded by the Mongol leader Kublai Khan, who ruled most of present-day China, all of modern Mongolia and its surrounding areas, lasting officially from 1271 to 1368. It is considered both as a division of the Mongol Empire and as an...

Ma Lin
Ma Lin (painter)
Ma Lin ; was a Chinese court painter during the Song Dynasty active during the early to mid 13th century. His specific dates of birth and death are not known.-References:...

 
Ma Lin 馬麟 马麟 0960 Song dynasty
Song Dynasty
The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. It was the first government in world history to issue banknotes or paper money, and the first Chinese government to establish a...

Ma Shi
Ma Shi
Ma Shi , courtesy name as Jingzhan Ma Shi , courtesy name as Jingzhan Ma Shi , courtesy name as Jingzhan (敬瞻), was a Chinese landscape painter and poet during the Xuande era of the early Ming Dynasty. His birth and death years are unknown. He was a native of Jiading (modern day Shanghai).-References:...

 
Ma Shih 馬軾 马轼 1368 Ming dynasty
Ming Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...

Mǎ Wǎn
Ma Wan (painter)
Ma Wan ; was a Chinese landscape painter, calligrapher, and poet during the Yuan Dynasty . His specific dates of birth and death are not known....

 
Ma Wan 馬琬 马琬 1271 Yuan dynasty
Yuan Dynasty
The Yuan Dynasty , or Great Yuan Empire was a ruling dynasty founded by the Mongol leader Kublai Khan, who ruled most of present-day China, all of modern Mongolia and its surrounding areas, lasting officially from 1271 to 1368. It is considered both as a division of the Mongol Empire and as an...

Ma Yuan
Ma Yuan (painter)
Ma Yuan was a Chinese painter of the Song Dynasty. His work, together with that of Xia Gui, formed the basis of the so-called Ma-Xia school of painting, and is considered among the finest from the period...

 
Ma Yüan 馬遠 马远 0960 Song dynasty
Song Dynasty
The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. It was the first government in world history to issue banknotes or paper money, and the first Chinese government to establish a...

Ma Yuanyu
Ma Yuanyu
Ma Yuanyu ; ca. 1669-1722 was a Chinese painter during the Qing Dynasty .Ma was born in Changshu in the Jiangsu province. His style name was 'Fuxi' and his sobriquets were 'Xixia and Tianyu shanren'. Ma was taught by Yun Shouping, and specialized in Bird-and-flower painting.-References:...

 
Ma Yüan-yü 馬元馭 马元驭 1644 Qing dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....

Méi Qīng
Mei Qing
Mei Qing was a Chinese landscape painter, calligrapher and poet active during the Qing Dynasty.Mei was born in Xuancheng, Anhui Province. His style name was 'Yuangong' and his pseudonym was 'Mount Qu' , 'Winter Hut' , and 'Lao Qu Fan Fu' . Mei was taught by Wang Meng. He was a friend Shitao,...

 
Mei Ch'ing 梅清 梅清 1644 Qing dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....

Mi Fu
Mi Fu
Mi Fu , also known as Mi Fei , was a Chinese painter, poet, and calligrapher born in Taiyuan, Shanxi during the Song Dynasty. In painting he gained renown for his style of painting misty landscapes. This style would be deemed the "Mi Fu" style and involved the use of large wet dots of ink applied...

 
Mi Fu 米芾 米芾 1051–1107 Calligrapher
Miao Fu
Miao Fu
Miao Fu , was a Chinese imperial painter during the Xuande era of the Ming Dynasty. His birth and death years are unknown.Miao Fu was born in Suzhou. He was known for painting swimming fish.-References:...

 
Miao Fu 繆輔 缪辅 1368 Ming dynasty
Ming Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...

Min Zhen
Min Zhen
Min Zhen was a Chinese painter and seal carver born in Nanchang in Jiangxi, who spent most of his life in Hubei. He was noted for painting human figures and doing occasional finger painting...

 
Min Chen 閔貞 闵贞 1644 Qing dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....

Mu Qi
Mu Qi
Mu Qi , also known as FaChang or Muqi Fachang, was a Chinese painter and Chán monk who lived during the Southern Song Dynasty, approximately 1200-1270 CE . Born in Sichuan, he emigrated to the Southern Song capitol Lin An...

 
Mu Ch'i 牧谿 牧谿 1127 Southern Song dynasty
Ni Duan
Ni Duan
Ni Duan , style name as Zhongzheng , was a imperial Chinese painter in the Ming Dynasty.Ni Duan as born in Hangzhou. He excelled in paintings of people and landscapes.-Notes:...

 
Ni Tuan 倪端 倪端 1436-1505
Ni Tian
Ni Tian
Ni Tian , born as Baotian, courtesy name Mogeng, sobriquet as Modaoren and Biyuehezhu, was a Chinese painter in Qing Dynasty and Republic Period....

 
Ni T'ien 倪田 倪田 1855–1919
Ní Yuánlù
Ni Yuanlu
Ni Yuanlu ; ca. 1593-1644 was a Chinese calligrapher and painter during the Ming Dynasty .Ni was born in Shangyu in the Zhejiang province. His style name was 'Yu Ru' and his pseudonym was 'Hong Bao' . He passed the imperial examination in 1621 as a Jinshi and was a scholar in the Hanlin Academy...

 
Ni Yüan-lu 倪元璐 倪元璐 1593–1644
Ní Zàn
Ni Zan
Ni Zan was a Chinese painter during the Yuan Dynasty. Along with Huang Gongwang, Wu Zhen, and Wang Meng, he is considered to be one of the four "Late Yuan" masters....

 
Ni Tsan 倪瓚 倪瓒 1301–1374
Pán Tiānshòu
Pan Tianshou
Pan Tianshou was a notable painter and art educator of modern China.Pan was born in Guanzhuang, Ninghai County, Zhejiang Province, and graduated from Zhejiang First Normal School . He followed Wu Changshuo to study Chinese traditional painting...

 
P'an T'ien-shou 潘天壽 潘天寿 1897–1971
Pú Huá
Pu Hua
Pú Huá ; ca. 1834-1911 was a Chinese landscape painter and calligrapher during the Qing Dynasty ....

 
P'u Hua 蒲華 蒲华 1644 Qing dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....

Pǔ Rú
Pu Ru
Pu Ru also known as Pu Hsin-Yu was a member of the Qing Dynasty ruling Aisin Gioro family and grandson the Daoguang Emperor. The last emperor of China, Pu Yi, was his cousin...

 
P'u Hsin-yu 溥儒 溥儒 1887–1963 http://www.chinapage.com/painting/puru/puru.html
Pǔ Xīnyú  P'u Hsin-yu 溥心畬 溥心畲 1896-1963 http://www.npm.gov.tw/english/exhbition/fu0010/sel1-e.htm Manchurian, Qing royalty
Qí Báishí
Qi Baishi
Qi Baishi was an influential Chinese painter.Born to a peasant family from Xiangtan, Hunan, Qi became a carpenter at 14, and learned to paint by himself. After he turned 40, he traveled, visiting various scenic spots in China...

 
Ch'i Pai-shih 齊白石 齐白石 1863–1957 http://www.chinapage.com/qibai/qibai.html
Qian Du
Qian Du
Qian Du ; ca. 1764-1844 was a Chinese landscape painter during the Qing Dynasty ....

 
Ch'ien Tu 錢杜 钱杜 1644 Qing dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....

Qian Gu
Qian Gu
Qian Gu ; ca. was a Chinese landscape painter during the Ming Dynasty . His date of death is unknown, but is traditionally given as around 1578....

 
Ch'ien Ku 錢谷 钱谷 1508 - ?
Qián Xuǎn
Qian Xuan
Qian Xuan courtesy name Shun Ju , pseudonyms Yu Tan , Xi Lan Weng , and Zha Chuan Weng was a Chinese painter from Hu Zhou Qian Xuan courtesy name Shun Ju (舜举), pseudonyms Yu Tan (玉潭, "Jade Pool"), Xi Lan Weng (习嬾翁), and Zha Chuan Weng (霅川翁) was a Chinese painter from Hu Zhou Qian Xuan courtesy...

 
Ch'ien Hsüan 錢選 钱选 1235–1305
Qiú Yīng
Qiu Ying
Qiu Ying was a Chinese painter who specialized in the gongbi brush technique.Qiu Ying's courtesy name was Shifu , and his pseudonym was Shizhou . He was born to a peasant family in Taicang and studied painting under Zhou Chen in Suzhou...

 
Ch'iu Ying 仇英 仇英 1368 Ming dynasty
Ming Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...

Qu Ding
Qu Ding
Qu Ding, was a Chinese painter of the Song Dynasty.He learned the art of painting from Yan Wengui, a master artist of that time period. "Summer Mountains", kept at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is perhaps the only work of his that has survived to the present day. His paintings of landscapes...

 
Ch'ü Ting 屈鼎 屈鼎 0960 Song dynasty
Song Dynasty
The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. It was the first government in world history to issue banknotes or paper money, and the first Chinese government to establish a...

Qu Qianmei  Ch'ü Ch'ien-mei 瞿倩梅 瞿倩梅 1956-
Rèn Rénfā
Ren Renfa
Ren Renfa , courtesy name Zi Ming , pseudonym Yueshan Daoren , was an expert of irrigation works, artist, and a government official during the Yuan Dynasty. He was born in the Qinglong Zhen district of Songjiang .Ren drew some outstanding paintings of horses, people, flowers and birds...

 
Jen Jen-fa 任仁發 任仁发 1254–1327
Rèn Xióng
Ren Xiong
Ren Xiong was a Chinese painter from Xiaoshan, active during the late Qing dynasty. Ren belonged to the "Shanghai school" in Chinese painting and is known for his bold and innovative style.-External links:*...

 
Jen Hsiung 任熊 任熊 1823–1857 Brother of Ren Yi
Rèn Yí
Rèn Yí , also known as Ren Bonian, was a painter and son of a rice merchant who supplemented his income by doing portraits. He was born in Zhejiang, but after the death of his father in 1855 he lived in Shanghai. This move placed him in a more urban world that was exposed to Western thinking...

Rèn Xūn
Ren Xun
Rèn Xūn ; ca. 1835-1893 was a Chinese painter during the Qing Dynasty .Ren was born in Xiaoshan in the Zhejiang province. Ren came from a family of artists, his brother was Ren Xiong. His paintings were primarily of human figures, done in the style of Chen Hongshou.-References:...

 
Jen Hsün 任薰 任薰 1835–1893
Rèn Yí
Rèn Yí
Rèn Yí , also known as Ren Bonian, was a painter and son of a rice merchant who supplemented his income by doing portraits. He was born in Zhejiang, but after the death of his father in 1855 he lived in Shanghai. This move placed him in a more urban world that was exposed to Western thinking...

 
Jen I 任頤 任颐 1840–1896 Brother of Ren Xiong
Ren Xiong
Ren Xiong was a Chinese painter from Xiaoshan, active during the late Qing dynasty. Ren belonged to the "Shanghai school" in Chinese painting and is known for his bold and innovative style.-External links:*...

Shang Xi
Shang Xi
Shang Xi ; was a Chinese mural and scroll painter during the Ming Dynasty . His specific birth and death dates are not known....

 
Shang Hsi 商喜 商喜 1430 ca. 1430–1440
Shao Mi
Shao Mi
Shao Mi ; ca. 1592-1642 was a Chinese landscape painter, calligrapher, and poet during the Ming Dynasty ....

 
Shao Mi 邵彌 邵弥 1592–1642 Buddhist monk
Shěn Quán
Shen Quan
Shěn Quán ; ca. 1682-1760 was a Chinese painter during the Qing Dynasty .Shen was born in Deqing in the Zhejiang province. His style name was 'Nanping' and his sobriquet was 'Hengzai'. Shen specialized in bird-and-flower painting, and was influenced by Bian Jingzhao and Lu Ji...

 
Shen Ch'üan 沈銓 沈铨 1682–1760
Shen Shichong
Shen Shichong
Shen Shichong ; ca. was a Chinese landscape painter during the Ming Dynasty . His dates of birth and death are unknown....

 
Shen Shih-ch'ung 沈士充 沈士充 1368 Ming dynasty
Ming Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...

Shěn Zhōu
Shen Zhou
Shen Zhou , courtesy name Qinan , was a Chinese painter in the Ming dynasty.-Life:Shen Zhou was born into a wealthy family in Xiangcheng, near the thriving city of Suzhou, in the Jiangsu province, China...

 
Shen Chou 沈周 沈周 1427–1509 Teacher of Wen Zhengming
Wen Zhengming
Wen Zhengming was a leading Ming Dynasty painter, calligrapher, and scholar.Born in present-day Suzhou, he claimed to be a descendant of the Song Dynasty prime minister and patriot Wen Tianxiang. Wen’s family was originally from Hengyang, Hunan, where his family had established itself shortly...

Shèng Mào
Sheng Mao
Shèng Mào ; was a Chinese landscape painter during the Yuan Dynasty . His specific dates of birth and death are not known....

 
Sheng Mao 盛懋 盛懋 1271 Yuan dynasty
Yuan Dynasty
The Yuan Dynasty , or Great Yuan Empire was a ruling dynasty founded by the Mongol leader Kublai Khan, who ruled most of present-day China, all of modern Mongolia and its surrounding areas, lasting officially from 1271 to 1368. It is considered both as a division of the Mongol Empire and as an...

Sheng Maoye
Sheng Maoye
Sheng Maoye ; was a Chinese landscape painter during the Ming Dynasty . His specific dates of birth and death are unknown....

 
Sheng Mao-yeh 盛茂燁 盛茂烨 1368 Ming dynasty
Ming Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...

Shi Rui
Shi Rui
Shi Rui , courtesy name also Shi Rui, was a Chinese landscape and building painter in the early Ming Dynasty. His birth and death years are unknown. He was a native of Qiantang and was active during the Xuande era up to the Jingtai era...

 
Shih Jui 石銳 石锐 1368 Ming dynasty
Ming Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...

Shí Tāo
Shitao
Shi Tao ; , born Zhu Ruoji was a Chinese landscape painter and poet during the early Qing Dynasty .Born in Quanzhou County in Guangxi province, Shi Tao was a member of the Ming royal house. He narrowly avoided catastrophe in 1644 when the Ming Dynasty fell to invading Manchurians and civil rebellion...

 
Shih T'ao 石濤 石涛 1642–1707
Emperor Song Huizong  Sung Hui-tsung 宋徽宗 宋徽宗 1080–1135
Song Maojin
Song Maojin
Song Maojin ; was a Chinese landscape painter during the Ming Dynasty . His specific dates of birth and death are unknown....

 
Sung Mao-chin 宋懋晉 宋懋晋 1368 Ming dynasty
Ming Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...

Song Xu
Song Xu
Song Xu , was a Chinese landscape painter. His courtesy name was Chuyang and pen name was Shimen . Song eventually became a Buddhist priest and adopted various religious names. He was, according to some sources from Jixing in Zhejiang province, but others assert that he was from Huzhou in Zhejiang...

 
Sung Hsü 宋旭 宋旭 1368 Ming dynasty
Ming Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...

Sun Junze
Sun Junze
Sun Junze was a famed Chinese painter in Yuan Dynasty. His birth and death years are unknown.Sun was born in Hangzhou in the Zhejiang province. Sun painted primarily landscapes and human figures. His style followed Ma Yuan and Xia Gui, and had a direct influence on the formation of Zhejiang School...

 
Sun Chün-tse 孫君澤 孙君泽 1271 Yuan dynasty
Yuan Dynasty
The Yuan Dynasty , or Great Yuan Empire was a ruling dynasty founded by the Mongol leader Kublai Khan, who ruled most of present-day China, all of modern Mongolia and its surrounding areas, lasting officially from 1271 to 1368. It is considered both as a division of the Mongol Empire and as an...

Sūn Kèhóng
Sun Kehong
Sūn Kèhóng ; ca. 1533-1611 was a Chinese landscape painter, calligrapher, and poet during the Ming Dynasty ....

 
Sun K'o-hung 孫克弘 孙克弘 1533–1611
Sūn Lóng
Sun Long
Sun Long . His specific dates of birth and death are not known, though he was active during the Xuande era.Sun was born in Piling . His style names were 'Tingzhen' and 'Congji' . His pseudonym was 'Douchi'...

 
Sun Lung 孫隆 孙隆 1368 Ming dynasty
Ming Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...

Tang Di
Tang Di
Tang Di , style name as Zihua , pseudonym as Dunzhai, was a Chinese landscape painter during the Yuan Dynasty .Tang Di was born in the Zhejiang province. Tang Di's poetry and painting were celebrated by the local aristocracy while he was still a young artist. He initially studied the landscape...

 
T'ang Ti 唐棣 唐棣 1271 Yuan dynasty
Yuan Dynasty
The Yuan Dynasty , or Great Yuan Empire was a ruling dynasty founded by the Mongol leader Kublai Khan, who ruled most of present-day China, all of modern Mongolia and its surrounding areas, lasting officially from 1271 to 1368. It is considered both as a division of the Mongol Empire and as an...

Tang Yifen
Tang Yifen
Tang Yifen ; ca. 1778-1853 was a Chinese landscape painter and calligrapher during the Qing Dynasty ....

 
T'ang I-fen 湯貽汾 汤贻汾 1644 Qing dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....

Táng Yín
Tang Yin
Tang Yin , better known by his courtesy name Tang Bohu , was a Chinese scholar, painter, calligrapher, and poet of the Ming Dynasty period whose life story has become a part of popular lore...

 
T'ang Yin 唐寅 唐寅 1470–1523 Zi name is Bohu
Wáng Duó  Wang Tuo 王鐸 王铎 1592–1652 Calligrapher
Wang E
Wang E
Wang E , was an imperial landscape painter during the Ming Dynasty.Wang E, style name 'Tingzhi' , was born in Fenghua, Zhejiang. He studied under Xiao Feng and later he served the Hongzhi Emperor. The emperor praised him as the Ma Yuan of his day . Among the paintings of his that can be...

 
Wang O 王諤 王谔 1271 Yuan dynasty
Yuan Dynasty
The Yuan Dynasty , or Great Yuan Empire was a ruling dynasty founded by the Mongol leader Kublai Khan, who ruled most of present-day China, all of modern Mongolia and its surrounding areas, lasting officially from 1271 to 1368. It is considered both as a division of the Mongol Empire and as an...

Wáng Fú
Wang Fu (painter)
Wang Fu ; ca. 1362-1416 was a Chinese landscape painter, calligrapher , and poet during the Ming Dynasty .Wang was born in Wuxi in the Jiangsu province. His style name was 'Mengduan' and his pseudonyms were 'Youshi , Jiulong shanren , and Aosou' . Wang's painting followed the style of Wang Meng and...

 
Wang Fu 王紱 王绂 1362–1416
Wang Guxiang
Wang Guxiang
Wang Guxiang ; ca. 1501-1568 was a Chinese landscape painter during the Ming Dynasty ....

 
Wang Ku-hsiang 王谷祥 王谷祥 1501–1568
Wang Hui  Wang Hui 王翬 王翚 1644 Qing dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....

Wáng Jiàn
Wang Jian (Ming)
Wang Jian ; ca. 1598-1677 was a Chinese landscape painter during the Qing Dynasty .Wang was born in Taicang in the Jiangsu province. His style name was 'Xuanzhao' and his pseudonyms were 'Xiangbi' and 'Ranxiang anzhu' . Wang's precise color style of painting was influenced by Dong Yuan...

 
Wang Jian 王鑒 王 鉴 1598–1677
Wáng Lǚ
Wang Lü
Wáng Lǚ ; ca. was a Chinese landscape painter, calligrapher and poet who was active during the Ming Dynasty . His specific date of death is unknown....

 
Wang Lü 王履 王履 1332-?
Wáng Miǎn
Wang Mian
Wang Mian was a Chinese painter of plums during the Yuan Dynasty .Wang was born in Zhuji the Zhejiang province. His style name was Yuanzhang and his sobriquets were "Zhushi Shannong" , "Fangniu Weng" , and "Meihua Wuzhu" . He painted plum blossoms as metaphors againsts the ruling Mongols of the...

 
Wang Mien 王冕 王冕 1287–1359
Wáng Méng
Wang Meng (artist)
Wang Meng was a Chinese painter during the Yuan Dynasty. He was born in Huzhou , now known as Wuxing , Zhejiang....

 
Wang Meng 王蒙 王蒙 1308–1385
Wang Qiucen
Qiucen Wang
Qiucen Wang Chinese: ; Pinyin: Chiu-tsen Wáng ; , born in Jiangsu Province, was a Chinese painter who specialized in traditional Chinese portrait and landscape paintings....

 
Wáng Ch'iu-ts'en 王秋岑 王秋岑 1912–1993
Wáng Shímǐn
Wang Shimin
Wáng Shímǐn ; ca. 1592-1680 was a Chinese landscape painter during the Qing Dynasty .Born in the Kiangsu province, Wang grew up in an artistic, scholarly environment...

 
Wang Shih-min 王時敏 王时敏 1592–1680
Wang Shishen
Wang Shishen
Wang Shishen was a Chinese painter and calligrapher during the Qing Dynasty.Wang was native of Xiuning in the Anhui province during the Qing dynasty. His style name was 'Jinren' and his sobriquets were 'Chaolin' and 'Xidong waishi'. He was born poor, but later made a good living as a painter and...

 
Wang Shih-sen 汪士慎 汪士慎 1644 Qing dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....

Wáng Wéi  Wang Wei 王維 王维 0701 701-761
Wáng Wǔ
Wang Wu (painter)
Wang Wu ; ca. 1632-1690 was a Chinese painter and poet during the Qing Dynasty .Wang was born in Wu country in the Jiangsu province. His style name was 'Qingzhong' and his sobriquets were 'Xuedian daoren and Wang'an'. Wang specialized in bird-and-flower painting, using a brilliant and minute style...

 
Wang Wu 王武 王武 1632–1690
Wang Yi
Wang Yi (painter)
Wang Yi ; ca. was a Chinese painter of human figures during the Yuan Dynasty . His specific date of death is unknown....

 
Wang I 王繹 王绎 1330 - ?
Wang Yuan
Wang Yuan (painter)
Wang Yuan ; was a Chinese landscape painter during the Yuan Dynasty . His specific dates of birth and death are not known.Wang was born in Qian Tang . His style name was 'Ruoshui' and his pseudonym was 'Danxuan'...

 
Wang Yüan 王淵 王渊 1271 Yuan dynasty
Yuan Dynasty
The Yuan Dynasty , or Great Yuan Empire was a ruling dynasty founded by the Mongol leader Kublai Khan, who ruled most of present-day China, all of modern Mongolia and its surrounding areas, lasting officially from 1271 to 1368. It is considered both as a division of the Mongol Empire and as an...

Wang Yuanqi
Wang Yuanqi
Wang Yuanqi was a Chinese painter of the Qing dynasty.Wang was born in Taicang in the Jiangsu province and tutored in painting by his grandfather Wang Shimin . His style name was 'Mao-ching ' and his sobriquet was ' Lu-t'ai'. Wang is a member of the Four Wangs and Six Masters of the early Qing...

 
Wang Yüan-ch'i 王原祁 王原祁 1644 Qing dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....

Wáng Xīmèng
Wang Ximeng
Wang Ximeng was a Chinese painter during the Song Dynasty. A prodigy, Wang was one of the most renowned court painters of the Northern Song period, and was taught personally by Emperor Huizong of Song himself...

 
Wang Hsi-meng 王希孟 王希孟 1100 ?-1120?
Wáng Zhènpéng
Wang Zhenpeng (painter)
Wang Zhenpeng ; was a Chinese landscape painter who worked in the imperial court during the Yuan Dynasty . His specific dates of birth and death are not known, though he was active 1280-1329....

 
Wang Chen-p'eng 王振鵬 王振鹏 1271 Yuan dynasty
Yuan Dynasty
The Yuan Dynasty , or Great Yuan Empire was a ruling dynasty founded by the Mongol leader Kublai Khan, who ruled most of present-day China, all of modern Mongolia and its surrounding areas, lasting officially from 1271 to 1368. It is considered both as a division of the Mongol Empire and as an...

Wang Zhongyu
Wang Zhongyu
Wang Zhongyu ; Date of birth unknown, was a Chinese painter during the Hongwu era of the Ming Dynasty .Wang was known for painting people. Little else is known of his life.-References:...

 
Wang Chung-yü 王仲玉 王仲玉 1368 Ming dynasty
Ming Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...

Wén Bórén
Wen Boren
Wen Boren ; ca. was a Chinese landscape painter during the Ming Dynasty .Wen was born in Changzhou . His style name was 'De Cheng' and his pseudonyms were 'Wu Feng' , 'Bao Sheng' , and 'She Sheng Lao Nong' . Wen was most noted for painting landscapes and people...

 
Wen Po-jen 文伯仁 文伯仁 1502–1575
Wen Jia
Wen Jia
Wen Jia ; ca. 1501-1583 was a Chinese painter of landscapes and flowers during the Ming Dynasty ....

 
Wen Chia 文嘉 文嘉 1501–1583
Wén Tóng
Wen Tong
Wen Tong was a Northern Song painter born in Sichuan famous for his ink bamboo paintings. He was one of the paragons of "scholar's painting" , which idealised spontaneity and painting without financial reward....

 
Wen T'ung 文同 文同 1018–1079 Style name Yuke (与可)
Wén Zhēngmíng
Wen Zhengming
Wen Zhengming was a leading Ming Dynasty painter, calligrapher, and scholar.Born in present-day Suzhou, he claimed to be a descendant of the Song Dynasty prime minister and patriot Wen Tianxiang. Wen’s family was originally from Hengyang, Hunan, where his family had established itself shortly...

 
Wen Cheng-ming 文徵明 文徵明 1470–1559 http://www.chinapage.com/painting/wenzhengming/wenzhengming.html, http://www.chinapage.com/main2.html, also Father of Wen Jia
Wú Bīn
Wu Bin (painter)
Wu Bin was a Chinese landscape painter during the reign of the Ming Dynasty Wanli Emperor . His specific dates of birth and death are not known....

 
Wu Pin 吳彬 吴彬 1368 Ming dynasty
Ming Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...

Wú Chāngshuò
Wu Changshuo
Wú Chāngshuò is the name for which Wu Junqing is best known. He was born in Zhejiang from a scholarly family and for a time toward the end of the Qing he served as an official in Liaoning. He settled in Suzhou in his twenties.Initially, he devoted himself to poetry and calligraphy with a strong...

 
Wu Ch'ang-shuo 吳昌碩 吴昌硕 1844–1927
Wu Daozi
Wu Daozi
Wu Daozi was a Chinese artist of the Tang Dynasty, famous for initiating new myths in his artwork.The myth follows the creation by Wu Daozi of a mural commissioned by Emperor Xuanzong of Tang China...

 
Wu Tao-tzu 吳道子 吴道子 0710 710-780
Wú Dàoxuán  Wu Tao-hsan 吳道玄 吴道玄 0685 685-758
Wu Guanzhong
Wu Guanzhong
Wu Guanzhong was a contemporary Chinese painter widely recognized as the father of modern Chinese painting. Wu had painted various aspects of China, including much of its architecture, plants, animals, people, as well as many of its landscapes and waterscapes in a style reminiscent of the...

 
Wu Kuan-chung 吳冠中 吴冠中 1919-2010
Wú Hóng
Wu Hong
Not to be confused with Wu Hung, the modern specialist on the contemporary Chinese artHong Wu ; was a Chinese landscape painter during the Qing Dynasty , one of the Eight Masters of Nanjing. His specific years of birth and death are not known.Wu was born in the Jiangxi province. His style name was...

 
Wu Hung 吳宏 吴宏 1644 Qing dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....

Wú Lì
Wu Li
Wú Lì ; ca. 1632-1718 was a Chinese landscape painter and poet during the Qing Dynasty ....

 
Wu Li 吳歷 吴历 1632–1718
Wu Shixian
Wu Shixian
Wu Shixian ; ca. was a Chinese landscape painter during the Qing Dynasty . His specific year of birth is unknown....

 
Wu Shih-hsien 吳石仙 吴石仙 1644 Qing dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....

Wu Wei
Wu Wei (painter)
Wu Wei was a Chinese landscape painter during the Ming Dynasty .Wu was born in Wuchang in the Hubei province. His style names were 'Shiying and Ciweng' and his sobriquets were 'Lufu and Xiaoxian'. Wu painted landscapes and human figures in a strong, fluent, and uninhibited style, and took on many...

 
Wu Wei 吳偉 吴伟 1459–1508
Wú Zhèn
Wu Zhen
Wu Zhen was a painter during the Yuan dynasty of China. He followed the Dong Yuan school of painting. Following along with trends of the time, Wu's works tended less toward naturalism and more toward abstraction, focusing on dynamic balance of elements, and personifying nature...

 
Wu Chen 吳鎮 吴镇 1280–1354
Wú Zuòrén
Wu Zuoren
Wu Zuoren was a traditional Chinese painter. A native of Jing County, Anhui, he was born in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. He practiced both traditional Chinese ink painting and European oil painting.-Chronology:...

 
Wu Tso-jen 吳作人 吴作人 1908–1997
Xi Gang
Xi Gang
Xi Gang ; 1746-1803 was a renowned seal carver and painter in Qing Dynasty. He was born in Qiántáng . His style name was Chunzhang and his pseudonym was Tiesheng . Other names include Hezhusheng and Mengquan Waishi . His specialty was in painting landscapes...

 
Hsi Kang 奚岡 奚冈 1644 Qing dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....

Xià Chǎng
Xia Chang
Xia Chang ; ca. 1388-1470 was a Chinese painter during the Ming Dynasty .Xia specialized in ink bamboo painting, following the style of Wang Fu. His style name was 'Zhongzhao' and his pseudonyms were 'Yufeng' and 'Zizai jushi' .-References:* Zhongguo gu dai shu hua jian ding zu . 2000. Zhongguo...

 
Hsia Ch'ang 夏昶 夏昶 1388–1470
Xia Gui
Xia Gui
Xia Gui was a Chinese landscape painter of the Song Dynasty. Very little is known about his life, and only a few of his works survive, but he is generally considered one of China's greatest artists. He continued the tradition of Li Tang, further simplifying the earlier Song style to achieve a...

 
Hsia Kui 夏圭 夏圭 0960 Song dynasty
Song Dynasty
The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. It was the first government in world history to issue banknotes or paper money, and the first Chinese government to establish a...

Xia Shuwen
Xia Shuwen
Xia Shuwen ; Date of birth unknown, was a Chinese painter during the early Ming Dynasty .Little is known of Xia's life other than he lived during the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties.-References:...

 
Hsia Shu-wen 夏叔文 夏叔文 1368 Ming dynasty
Ming Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...

Xia Yong
Xia Yong
Xia Yong ; was a mid 14th century Chinese painter who lived during the late Yuan dynasty. His specific dates of birth and death are not known. Most of the information on his origins comes from an inscription on the painting of Yueyang Tower....

 
Hsia Yung 夏永 夏永 1271 Yuan dynasty
Yuan Dynasty
The Yuan Dynasty , or Great Yuan Empire was a ruling dynasty founded by the Mongol leader Kublai Khan, who ruled most of present-day China, all of modern Mongolia and its surrounding areas, lasting officially from 1271 to 1368. It is considered both as a division of the Mongol Empire and as an...

Xiàng Shèngmó
Xiang Shengmo
Xiang Shengmo , a native Xiushui , Zhejiang Province, is a noted Chinese painter in the Ming Dynasty.His style name was 'Kongzhang' and his sobriquet was 'Yi'an'. He was the grandson of the great painting-collector Xiang Yuandian. Xiang's painting followed the style of Wen Zhengming...

 
Hsiang Sheng-mo 項聖謨 项圣谟 1597–1658
Xiāo Yúncóng
Xiao Yuncong
Xiao Yuncong was a famed Chinese landscape painter, calligrapher, and poet in late Ming and early Qing dynasties.Xiao was born in Wuhu in Anhui province, at that time part of Taiping Prefecture. His style name was 'Chimu' and his pseudonym was 'Wumen Daoren' . Later in life he acquired the...

 
Hsiao Yün-ts'ung 蕭雲從 萧云从 1596–1673
Xie Huan
Xie Huan
Xie Huan was a Chinese painter of the early Ming Dynasty. He is best known for his painting of domestic settings, story-theme artwork, and landscape paintings.The famous Chinese painter Shen Zhou admired his artwork, and collected art pieces by Xie Huan....

 
Hsieh Huan 謝環 谢环 1370 (c. 1370-1450)
Xiè Shíchén
Xie Shichen
Xiè Shíchén ; ca. was a Chinese landscape painter during the Ming Dynasty . His specific date of death is not known....

 
Hsieh Shih-ch'en 謝時臣 谢时臣 1488-?
Xie Sun
Xie Sun
Xie Sun ; was a Chinese landscape painter during the Qing Dynasty , one of the Eight Masters of Nanjing. His specific years of birth and death are not known....

 
Hsieh Sun 謝蓀 谢荪 1644 Qing dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....

Xú Bēihóng
Xu Beihong
Xu Beihong was born in Yixing, China. He was primarily known for his shuimohua of horses and birds and one of the first Chinese artists to articulate the need for artistic expressions that reflected a new modern China at the beginning of the 20th century...

 
Hsü Pei-hung 徐悲鴻 徐悲鸿 1895–1953 Eldest son is Xu Boyang
Xǔ Dàoníng
Xu Daoning
Xu Daoning was a Chinese painter of the Northern Song Dynasty from Changan or Hejian . He started out life by selling medicine prescriptions in Kaifeng. While selling prescriptions, he also began painting nature scenes in the style of Li Cheng. After gaining popularity he took up painting...

 
Hsü Tao-ning 許道寧 许道宁 0960 Song dynasty
Song Dynasty
The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. It was the first government in world history to issue banknotes or paper money, and the first Chinese government to establish a...

Xū Gǔ
Xu Gu
Xū Gǔ ; ca. was a Chinese painter and poet during the Qing Dynasty .Xu was born in Xin'an in the Anhui province, and later lived in Guangling in the Jiangsu province. His style name was 'Xugu' and his sobriquet was 'Ziyang Shanren'. Xu was an army official, and then later a monk...

 
Hsü Ku 虛谷 虚谷 1644 Qing dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....

Xú Wèi
Xu Wei
Xu Wei was a Ming Chinese painter, poet and dramatist famed for his artistic expressiveness. Revolutionary for its time, his painting style influenced and inspired countless subsequent painters, such as Bada Shanren, the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou, and the modern masters Wu Changshuo and Qi...

 
Hsü Wei 徐渭 徐渭 1521–1593
Xú Xī
Xu Xi (painter)
Xu Xi was a Chinese painter in the Southern Tang kingdom during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period.-References:* Ci hai bian ji wei yuan hui Xu Xi was a Chinese painter in the Southern Tang kingdom during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period.-References:* Ci hai bian ji wei yuan hui...

 
Hsü Hsi 徐熙 徐熙 0937 937-975
Yan Hui
Yan Hui
Yan Hui ; was a late 13th century Chinese painter who lived during the Southern Song and early Yuan dynasties. His specific dates of birth and death are not known.-Biography:...

 
Yen Hui 顏輝 颜辉 1271 Yuan dynasty
Yuan Dynasty
The Yuan Dynasty , or Great Yuan Empire was a ruling dynasty founded by the Mongol leader Kublai Khan, who ruled most of present-day China, all of modern Mongolia and its surrounding areas, lasting officially from 1271 to 1368. It is considered both as a division of the Mongol Empire and as an...

Yán Lìběn
Yan Liben
Yan Liben , formally Baron Wenzhen of Boling , was a Chinese painter and government official of the early Tang Dynasty. His most renowned work is the Thirteen Emperors Scroll...

 
Yen Li-pen 閻立本 阎立本 0650 ?-673
Yang Borun
Yang Borun
Yang Borun , born Yang Peifu , was a well-known Chinese poet, calligrapher, and painter of the Shanghai school.Yang was born to a scholarly family in Jiaxing, Zhejiang, he arrived in Shanghai in the early 1860s. Yang sold his paintings, mostly landscapes, to support the family...

 
Yang Pojun 楊伯潤 杨伯润 1644 Qing dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....

Yang Jin
Yang Jin
Yang Jin ; ca. was a Chinese painter during the Qing Dynasty .Yang was born in Changshu in the Jiangsu province. His style name was 'Zi He' and his pseudonym was 'Xi Ting' . Yang's paintings were meticulous and exquisite, in the style of Wang Hui.-References:* Zhongguo gu dai shu hua jian ding zu...

 
Yang Chin 楊晉 杨晋 1644 Qing dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....

Yáng Wéizhēn
Yang Weizhen
Yáng Wéizhēn ; ca. was a Chinese painter and calligrapher during the Yuan Dynasty .Yang was born in the Zhejiang province. His style name was 'Lianfu' and his sobriquet was 'Tieya'...

 
Yang Wei-chen 楊維楨 杨维桢 1296–1370
Yao Tingmei
Yao Tingmei
Yao Tingmei ; was a Chinese landscape painter during the Yuan Dynasty . His specific dates of birth and death are not known....

 
Yao T'ing-mei 姚廷美 姚廷美 1271 Yuan dynasty
Yuan Dynasty
The Yuan Dynasty , or Great Yuan Empire was a ruling dynasty founded by the Mongol leader Kublai Khan, who ruled most of present-day China, all of modern Mongolia and its surrounding areas, lasting officially from 1271 to 1368. It is considered both as a division of the Mongol Empire and as an...

Yè Xīn
Ye Xin
Yè Xīn ; was a Chinese landscape painter during the Qing Dynasty , one of the Eight Masters of Nanjing. His specific years of birth and death are not known....

 
Yeh Hsin 葉欣 叶欣 1644 Qing dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....

Yì Yuánjí
Yi Yuanji
Yi Yuanji was a Northern Song Dynasty painter, famous for his realistic paintings of animals. According to Robert van Gulik, Yi Yuanji's paintings of gibbons were particularly celebrated....

 
I Yüan-chi 易元吉 易元吉 1000 (ca. 1000 - ca. 1064) Famous for his paintings of monkeys
Yuan Jiang
Yuan Jiang
Yuan Jiang ; was a Chinese landscape painter during the Qing Dynasty . His specific years of birth and death are not known. He served at the imperial palace during the Yong Zheng era ....

 
Yüan Chiang 袁江 袁江 1644 Qing dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....

Yuan Yao
Yuan Yao (painter)
Yuan Yao ; was a Chinese landscape painter during the Qing Dynasty . His specific years of birth and death are not known....

 
Yüan Yao 袁耀 袁耀 1644 Qing dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....

Yun Shouping
Yun Shouping
Yun Shouping , also known as Nantian , was a major artist of the early Chinese Qing dynasty. He was regarded as one of the "Six Masters" of the Qing period, together with the Four Wangs and Wú Lì.-Biography:...

 
Yün Shou-p'ing 惲壽平 恽寿平 1633–1690
Yu Zhiding
Yu Zhiding
Yu Zhiding ; ca. was a Chinese painter during the Qing Dynasty .Yu was a native of Jiangdu in Jiangsu province. His style name was 'Shangji' and his sobriquet was 'Shenzai'. Yu was taught by Lan Ying, and painted landscapes, human figures, and bird-and-flower paintings.-References:...

 
Yü Chih-ting 禹之鼎 禹之鼎 1647–1716
Zeng Jing
Zeng Jing
Zeng Jing ; ca. 1568-1650 was a Chinese painter during the Ming Dynasty .Zeng was born in Putian in the Fujian province. He lived and worked in Nanjing, painting using light and shade. The style was distinctive enough that it became known as "Bochen Style", after Zeng's style name...

 
Tseng Ching 曾鯨 曾鲸 1568–1650
Zha Shibiao
Zha Shibiao
Zha Shibiao was a landscape painter and calligrapher from Anhui, China. He was affiliated with the Anhui school, otherwise known as the Xin'an School. This school was noted for dry brushstrokes and sparse compositions. His family, and himself, were art collectors and Ming dynasty aristocrats...

 
Cha Shih-piao 查士標 查士标 1615–1698
Zhǎn Zǐqián
Zhan Ziqian
Zhan Ziqian was a famous painter of ancient China from Yangxin county , Shandong province. His birth and death dates are unknown...

 
Chan Tzu-ch'ien 展子虔 展子虔 0581 Sui dynasty
Sui Dynasty
The Sui Dynasty was a powerful, but short-lived Imperial Chinese dynasty. Preceded by the Southern and Northern Dynasties, it ended nearly four centuries of division between rival regimes. It was followed by the Tang Dynasty....

Zhāng Dàqiān
Zhang Daqian
Chang Dai-chien was one of the best-known and most prodigious Chinese artists of the twentieth century. Originally known as a guohua painter, by the 1960s he was also renowned as a modern impressionist and expressionist painter...

 
Chang Ta-ch'ien 張大千 张大千 1899–1983
Zhang Lu
Zhang Lu (painter)
Zhang Lu ; ca. was a Chinese landscape painter during the Ming Dynasty ....

 
Chang Lu 張路 张路 1464–1538
Zhāng Sēngyáo
Zhang Sengyao
Zhang Sengyou was a famous Chinese painter in Liang Dynasty Wudi's years. His birth and death years are unknown, but he was active circa 490–540. He was a native Wuzhong ....

 
Chang Seng-yao 張僧繇 张僧繇 0502 502-557
Zhang Shengwen
Zhang Shengwen
Zhang Shengwen ; was a Chinese painter from the Kingdom of Dali during the 12th century....

 
Chang Sheng-wen 張勝溫 张胜温 1163 active 1163–1189
Zhang Shunzi
Zhang Shunzi
Zhang Shunzi , a native Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, was a famed Chinese painter, calligrapher, and poet in the Yuan Dynasty. His birth and death years are unknown....

 
Chang Shun-tzu 張舜咨 张舜咨 1271 Yuan dynasty
Yuan Dynasty
The Yuan Dynasty , or Great Yuan Empire was a ruling dynasty founded by the Mongol leader Kublai Khan, who ruled most of present-day China, all of modern Mongolia and its surrounding areas, lasting officially from 1271 to 1368. It is considered both as a division of the Mongol Empire and as an...

Zhāng Shūqí
Zhang Shuqi
Zhāng Shūqí was a Chinese painter from Zhejiang, noted for painting flowers and birds. He studied at Shanghai under Liu Haisu. For a time he taught at the National Center University. From 1942 to 1946, he lived in the United States...

 
Chang Shu-ch'i 張書旂 张书旗 1900–1957 http://chinapage.com/painting/zhangshuqi/zhangshuqi01.html
Zhang Wo
Zhang Wo
Zhang Wo , courtesy name as Shuhou, sobriquet as Zhenqisheng and Jianghaike, is a famed Chinese painter who was active during the Yuan Dynasty. His specific birth and death years are not known....

 
Chang Wo 張渥 张渥 1271 Yuan dynasty
Yuan Dynasty
The Yuan Dynasty , or Great Yuan Empire was a ruling dynasty founded by the Mongol leader Kublai Khan, who ruled most of present-day China, all of modern Mongolia and its surrounding areas, lasting officially from 1271 to 1368. It is considered both as a division of the Mongol Empire and as an...

Zhāng Xuān
Zhang Xuan
Zhang Xuan was a Chinese painter who lived during the Tang Dynasty .Zhang Xuan painted many pieces of art, one of his best known paintings is Court Ladies Preparing Newly-Woven Silk, of which a single copy survives painted by Emperor Huizong of Song in the early 12th century...

 
Chang Hsüan 張萱 张萱 0618 Tang dynasty
Tang Dynasty
The Tang Dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period. It was founded by the Li family, who seized power during the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire...

Zhang Yan
Zhang Yan (painter)
Zhang Yan , courtesy name as Bomei, sobriquet as Wuzheng Daoren, is a Chinese painter in Ming Dynasty, active in 16th and 17th centuries....

 
Chang Yen 張彥 张彦 1368 Ming dynasty
Ming Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...

Zhang Yin
Zhang Yin (painter)
Zhang Yin was a famed calligrapher and painter of Qing Dynasty China. A native Dantu , he belonged to the Dantu School....

 
Chang Yin 張吟 张吟 1644 Qing dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....

Zhāng Zéduān
Zhang Zeduan
Zhang Zeduan , alias Zheng Dao, also sometimes translated as Zhang Zerui, was a famous Chinese painter during the twelfth century, during the transitional period from the Northern Song to the Southern Song Dynasty, and was instrumental in the early history of the Chinese art style known as shan...

 
Chang Tse-tuan 張擇端 张择端 0960 Northern Song dynasty
Zhang Zongcang
Zhang Zongcang
Zhang Zongcang , courtesy name as Mocun, is a famed Chinese landscape painter in the Qing Dynasty. He born in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province....

 
Chang Tsung-ts'ang 張宗蒼 张宗苍 1644 Qing dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....

Zhào Jí  Chao Chi 趙佶 赵佶 1082–1135 Huizong Emperor, Song dynasty
Song Dynasty
The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. It was the first government in world history to issue banknotes or paper money, and the first Chinese government to establish a...

 (宋徽宗)
Zhào Mèngfǔ
Zhao Mengfu
Zhao Mengfu courtesy name Ziang , pseudonyms Songxue , Oubo , and Shuijing-gong Dao-ren , was a prince and descendant of the Song Dynasty, and a Chinese scholar, painter and calligrapher during the Yuan Dynasty.He was recommended by the Censor-in-chief Cheng Jufu to pay an audience...

 
Chao Meng-fu 趙孟頫 赵孟頫 1254–1322 Calligrapher
Zhao Yong
Zhao Yong
Zhao Yong ; 1289-about 1360, style name as Zhongmu , is a noted Chinese painter, calligrapher, and poet in the Yuan Dynasty. A native of Wuxing , he was the second son of Zhao Mengfu....

 
Chao Yung 趙雍 赵雍 1271 Yuan dynasty
Yuan Dynasty
The Yuan Dynasty , or Great Yuan Empire was a ruling dynasty founded by the Mongol leader Kublai Khan, who ruled most of present-day China, all of modern Mongolia and its surrounding areas, lasting officially from 1271 to 1368. It is considered both as a division of the Mongol Empire and as an...

Zhao Yuan
Zhao Yuan
Zhao Yuan is a noted Chinese painter in late Yuan and early Ming Dynasty. His birth and death years are unknown. His courtesy name was Shanzhang , and sobriquet Danlin (丹林). He was born in Ying Cheng . He resided in Suzhou. His painting style most closely resembled that of Wang Meng...

 
Chao Yüan 趙原 赵原 1271 Yuan dynasty
Yuan Dynasty
The Yuan Dynasty , or Great Yuan Empire was a ruling dynasty founded by the Mongol leader Kublai Khan, who ruled most of present-day China, all of modern Mongolia and its surrounding areas, lasting officially from 1271 to 1368. It is considered both as a division of the Mongol Empire and as an...

Zhào Zhīqiān
Zhao Zhiqian
Zhao Zhiqian was a renowned Chinese calligrapher, seal carver and painter in the late Qing Dynasty, "the leading scholar-artist of his day." Zhao's seal carving had profound influence on the later masters, such as Wu Changshuo and Qi Baishi...

 
Chao Chih-ch'ien 趙之謙 赵之谦 1829–1884 Seal Carver, Calligrapher
Zhao Zuo
Zhao Zuo
Zhao Zuo , a native of Huating was a noted Chinese painter in Ming Dynasty. His birth and death years are unknown. His style name was 'Wendu' .Zhao specialized in painting landscapes with a rich and pure brushstroke style...

 
Chao Tso 趙左 赵左 1368 Ming dynasty
Ming Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...

Zhèng Xiè
Zheng Xie
Zheng Xie , commonly known as Zheng Banqiao was a Chinese painter from Jiangsu. He began life in poverty, but rose in the exam system to become a magistrate at Shandong. However, after 12 years, he became critical of the life of an official as he refused to ingratiate himself with senior officials...

 
Cheng Hsieh 鄭燮 郑燮 1693–1765 courtesy name Bǎnqiáo 板橋; ext. links: http://www.loweb.com/baguai/zxie.htm (Chinese), http://www.chinapage.com/painting/zhengbanqiao/zhengbanqiao.html
Zhou Chen
Zhou Chen
Zhou Chen , also known as Chou Ch'en, was a famed Chinese painter active during the middle of the Ming Dynasty. He was born in 1460 in Suzhou in the Jiangsu province....

 
Chou Ch'en 周臣 周臣 1368 Ming dynasty
Ming Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...

Zhōu Fǎng  Chou Fang 周昉 周昉 0730 ca. 730-800
Zhou Jichang
Zhou Jichang
Zhou Jichang , Japanese: Shuu Kijou) was a Chinese painter of the Song Dynasty . His artwork featured many central themes of Chinese Buddhism and Buddhist folklore....

 
Chou Chi-ch'ang 周季常 周季常 0960 Song dynasty
Song Dynasty
The Song Dynasty was a ruling dynasty in China between 960 and 1279; it succeeded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period, and was followed by the Yuan Dynasty. It was the first government in world history to issue banknotes or paper money, and the first Chinese government to establish a...

Zhou Shuxi
Zhou Shuxi
Zhou Shuxi was a female Chinese painter in Qing Dynasty. She was a native of Jiangyin, Jiangsu Province, and the second daughter of Zhou Rongqi. Her sobriquet was 'Lady on the River' .Zhou learned painting along with her sister Zhou Shuhu from her father...

 
Chou Shu-hsi 周淑禧 周淑禧 1624–1705
Zhou Wenjing
Zhou Wenjing
Zhou Wenjing , was a famed Chinese imperial painter in Ming Dynasty. His birth and death dates are unknown, but he was active until some time after 1463.....

 
Chou Wen-ching 周文靖 周文靖 1368 Ming dynasty
Ming Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...

Zhou Zhimian
Zhou Zhimian
Zhou Zhimian , courtesy name as Fuqin, sobriquet as Shaogu, is a noted Chinese painter in Ming Dynasty. His birth and death years are unknown. He was born in Changshu, Jiangsu Province....

 
Chou Chih-mien 周之冕 周之冕 1368 Ming dynasty
Ming Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...

Zhū Dā
Zhu Da
Bada Shanren , born as Zhu Da , was a Chinese painter of shuimohua and a calligrapher. He was of noble lineage, being a descendant of the Ming dynasty prince Zhu Quan. Art historians have named him as a leading painter of the period....

 
Chu Ta 朱耷 朱耷 1626–1705 AKA Bada Shanren, Buddhist monk
Zhu Derun
Zhu Derun
Zhu Derun , Zemin by style name, Suiyang Shanren by pseudonym, was a Chinese painter and poet in Yuan Dynasty. He was a native of Suiyang , Henan Province, and later lived in Suzhou....

 
Chu Te-jun 朱德潤 朱德润 1271 Yuan dynasty
Yuan Dynasty
The Yuan Dynasty , or Great Yuan Empire was a ruling dynasty founded by the Mongol leader Kublai Khan, who ruled most of present-day China, all of modern Mongolia and its surrounding areas, lasting officially from 1271 to 1368. It is considered both as a division of the Mongol Empire and as an...

Zhu Zhanji  Chu Chan-chi 朱瞻基 朱瞻基 1398–1435 AKA Xuande Emperor Ming Dynasty
Ming Dynasty
The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...

Zou Yigui
Zou Yigui
Zou Yigui , style name as Yuanbao , sobriquet as Xiaoshan and Erzhi , is a famed Chinese painter in Qing Dynasty. He was born in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province....

 
Tsou I-kui 鄒一桂 邹一桂 1644 Qing dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....

Zou Zhe
Zou Zhe
Zou Zhe , a native Wuxian, Jiangsu Province, was a noted Chinese painter during the Qing Dynasty.Zou was born in Wuxi in the JiangSu province. His style name was 'Fanglu' Zou Zhe , a native Wuxian, Jiangsu Province, was a noted Chinese painter during the Qing Dynasty.Zou was born in Wuxi in the...

 
Tsou Che 鄒喆 邹喆 1644 Qing dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....

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