Wu Changshuo

• Wu Changshuo (1844-1927), a prominent Chinese calligrapher, painter and seal carver of the late Qing Dynasty, formerly known as Jun Qing, courtesy name was Changshuo, art name was Kutie, born in Anji Zhejiang. In his childhood, he was influenced by his father and began to like painting and seal carving. He learned regular script from Yan Lugong and Zhong Yuanchang, clerical script from Han Dynasty stone carving, seal script from Tang Dynasty stone carving. The brushwork was influenced by Deng Shiru and Zhao Zhiqian. He was good at painting flowers and had a unique style of painting such as brush movement and composition. In ink brushes, flowers such as plums and peony, trees and stones were noble and beautiful, and his brushstrokes were vigorous and breathtaking.

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  • Wang Zhen

    Wang Zhen, courtesy name was Yi Ting, art name was Bailong Shangren, Meihua Guanzhu and Haiyun Shanzhu, etc. He was a well-known painter and merchant of the late Qing Dynasty and the early period of Republic of China, one of the representatives of the Shanghai School. His paintings combine the characteristics of Ren Bonian and Wu Changshuo, and he formed a school of painting himself.

  • Shang Shengbo

    Shang Shengbo, named Yanzhi, styled Shengbo (using his style as his name), and known by the art name Anlu, was from Zhejiang. In the early Republic of China period, he maintained close relationships in Shanghai with prominent painters such as Wu Changshuo, Wang Yiting, and Ni Mogen. He excelled in painting flowers and birds, and insects, and occasionally painted animals and figures. His brushwork was pure and elegant, capturing the spirit of the Ming masters.

  • Yang Shoujing

    Yang Shoujing was born in Yidu Hebei, an excellent historical geographer, bibliographer, epigrapher, and calligrapher of the late Qing Dynasty.

  • Wang Yiting

    Wang Yiting, courtesy name is Yiting, art name is Bai longshan ren, Meihua guan zhu, Hai Yunshan zhu deng and so on. He was born in Qingpu, Shanghai. He is a famous artist and Comprador in the last years of Qing dynasty, the early years of Republic of China. He was a buddhist for life. He learned painting from Xu Xiaocang when he was young.

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  • Wang Jiasui

    Wang Jiasui (王家燧, 1886-1951) was a painter known for his meticulous style. His courtesy name was Zijun (子鈞), and he was born in Wujiang, Jiangsu Province. He originally worked in the editorial department of the Commercial Press.

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  • Zhang Zuyi

    Zhang Zuyi, courtesy name Tixian, was also known by the studio names Lei’an, Leikan, and Haolu. While residing in Wuxi, he adopted the sobriquet “Liangxi Zuoguan Laoren” (Elder Observing by Liangxi). A native of Tongcheng, Anhui, he was a renowned modern calligrapher, seal carver, and collector of inscriptions on bronzes and stone tablets.

  • Yu Youren

    Yu Youren, courtesy name was Youren, art name was Taiping Laoren, born in Sanyuan Xiaxi. He was a Chinese modern politician, educator and calligrapher. He was a high-ranking official of the Chinese government for many years, and at the same time he established Fudan University, Shanghai University, National Northwest Agricultural College (now Northwest Agricultural University), and was also the president of Fudan University and Private Nantong University.

  • Pu Jie

    Pujie (also known as Ai Pujie), from the Aisin Gioro clan, with his childhood name Yuge, courtesy name Junzhi, and pseudonym Bingfan, was the younger brother of Puyi, the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty.

  • Fang Jiling

    Fang Jiliang, born in a family of artists, graduated from Beijing Art School in 1976. In the early 1980s, he learned landscape painting from the famous landscaoe painter Guo Chuanzhang, especially painting the sea of clouds is the only tree in the painting circle.

  • Huang Shanshou

    Huang Shanshou, courtesy name was Xu Chu, art name was Xu Daoren, Xuchi Laoren and Li Sheng, born in Wujin Jiangsu. In his childhood, he grew up in poor family, and became interested in calligraphy and painting. He was attracted by Zheng Xie and Yun Shouping, and he often painted women, landscapes, bird-and-flowers, animals and insects.

  • Wang Mengbai

    Wang Mengbai (1888-1934), a Chinese modern calligrapher, other name was other name was Yun, courtesy name was Meng Bai, art name was Pozhai Zhuren and San Daoren, born in Quzhou Zhejiang. During childhood, he studied painting enthusiastically while apprenticing at a lantern shop and Qianzhuang which is private Chinese banks. His residence is called Yingxue Pavilion, also known as Sanqu Reading Painting Building.

  • Wang Geyi

    Wang Geyi, courtesy name is Qizhi, art name is Geyi. Studied calligraphy and seal carving from Wu Changshuo.

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  • Ni Tian

    Ni Tian, courtesy name was Mo Geng, art name was Mo Daoren and Mo Weng, born in Jiandu Jiangsu. The human figures and Buddha statues he painted were noble, the line were expressed smoothy, and he also good at painting horses and running beasts. During the time of Emperor Guangxu, he moved to Shanghai for a peddler. He preferred Yi Hua’s painting, and adopted his painting techniques. In 1910, he served as a director of the Shanghai Painting and Calligraphy Research Association.

  • Wang Xubai

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  • Qi Baishi

    Qi Baishi (1864-1957), courtesy name was Wei Qing, art name was Bin Sheng, Jiping Laoren and Baishi Shanren, a prominent contemporary Chinese painter. He became a painter from a carpenter and he succeeded in painting. Many of his works had plants and animals.

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  • Chen Nian

    Chen Nian was born in Shnayin, Zhejiang. Grow up in a poor family and learnt poetry and calligraphy by himself in his childhood. Admire Wu Changshuo as his master. Moved to Beijing when he was 40-year-old and worked at Beijing library. After that become a teacher at Peiping Art School. Good at painting flowers and scenery, calligraphy and seal carving. Worked as a Director of China Artists Association, Vice President of Beijing Academy of Fine Arts, President of Chinese Painting Research Association.

  • Fan Zeng

    Fan Zeng, courtesy name was Shi Ji, art name was Baochong Zhaizhu, born in Nantong Jiangsu. In 1955, he entered the department of history at Nankai University. In 1957, he transferred to the department of art history at Central Art Academy, and graduated from the department of Chinese Painting at Central Art Academy in 1962. He was a member of the China Artists Association, professor of Eastern Arts at Nankai University, and academic advisor at the Chinese Cultural Institute of Peking University.

  • Han Gan

  • Zhu Ya