Jin Nong

Jin Nong

male, deceased (1764)
Born in 1687 in Hangzhou, Jin Nong (金農) became popular as a painter and calligrapher while living as a childless widower in Yangzhou in his sixt...
Zheng Xie

Zheng Xie

male, deceased (1765)
Zheng Xie (1693-1765), commonly known as Zheng Banqiao, was a painter from Jiangsu. He began life in poverty, but rose in the exam system to become...
Huang Shen

Huang Shen

male, deceased (1772)
Huang Shen (1687 - 1772) was a painter born in Fujian, China to a poor family. In the earliest part of his career he excelled at cursive...
Li Shan

Li Shan

male, deceased (1756)
Li Shan (born around 1686, died in 1756) was a Qing dynasty painter born in Jiangsu. He had an interest in painting at an early age and by 16 was a...
Xu Wei

Xu Wei

male, deceased (1593)
Xu Wei (1521—1593) was a Ming Chinese painter, poet and dramatist famed for his artistic expressiveness. Revolutionary for its time, his painting st...
Hua Yan

Hua Yan

female
Hua Yan was a Chinese painter from Fujian province. Yan's work is within the tradition of the Yangzhou school and is often named as one of the...
Li Fangying

Li Fangying

male, deceased (1755)
Li Fangying 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...
Gao Xiang

Gao Xiang

deceased (1753)
Gao Xiang was a Qing Chinese painter, and one of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou.
Wang Shishen

Wang Shishen

male, deceased (1759)
Wang Shishen (1686-1759) was a native of Anhui who was born poor. Later he made a good living as a painter and one of the Eight Eccentrics of...
Min Zhen

Min Zhen

male
Min Zhen(閔貞, 1730, died after 1788) was a painter and seal carver born in Nanchang in Jiangxi, but spent most of his life in Hubei. He was note...