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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  • Jin Nong

    Jin Nong, courtesy name was Shou Men, Si Nong and Ji Jin, art name was Dongxin Xiansheng, Jiliu Shanmin, Qujiang Waishi, Shou Daoshi, etc. He was born in Qiantang (now Hangzhou Zhejiang) later moved to Yangzhou, a painter and calligrapher of the Qing Dynasty, and one of the eight eccentrics of Yangzhou “Yangzhou Ba Guai”. He was living by selling his art works. His paintings had a unique style and were often painted flowers with light ink, but he was especially good at painting plum blossoms.

  • Shi Tao

  • Shi Xi

  • Mi Fu

    Mi Fu (1051–1107) was a renowned calligrapher and painter from the Northern Song Dynasty. His original name was Fu, and his courtesy name was Yuanzhang. He was from Taiyuan, Shanxi Province. He also used the pseudonyms Xiangyang Manshi, Haiyue Waishi, and Lumen Jushi. Mi Fu was a famous calligrapher, art theorist, painter, art connoisseur, and collector, highly regarded for his contributions to Chinese art.

  • 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.