Zhu Da

• Zhu Da (1626-1705?), courtesy name was Ren An, art name was Bada Shanren, Xue Ge and Ge Shan, a descendant of the Ming Dynasty Emperor Zhu Quan. He was good at painting natural scerery such as landscape, bird-and-flower and bamboo.

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  • Shi Tao

  • Shi Xi

  • Mi Fu

  • Liu Yong

    Liu Yong, courtesy name was Chong Ru, art name was Shi An, born in Zhucheng Shandong, a calligrapher of the Qing Dynasty. He was good at writing regular script and semi-cursive script.

  • Gao Fenghan

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Lu Xun