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.

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  • 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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