Top Ten Landscape Painters in China

Zhan Ziqian (about 55-64) was born in Sui, Bohai (now Yangxin, Shandong). Throughout the Northern Qi, Zhou and Sui Dynasties, he was good at painting figures, chariots and horses, landscapes and pavilions, and he was known as the ancestor of landscape painting. Dong Yuan (? —962) Southern Tang Dynasty in the Five Dynasties, the source was nothing, and the word Shu Da was born in Zhongling, Jiangnan (now Jinxian, Jiangxi). Known as "Lu Ban", the pen and ink are vigorous and interesting. Fan Kuan (? —126) Northern Song Dynasty, whose real name was Zhongzheng, whose word was Zhongli, was from Huayuan (now Yaoxian County, Shaanxi Province). Good at painting landscapes, superb techniques, Gu Zhuo brushwork and profound artistic conception. Ma Yuan (1164-? ) In the Southern Song Dynasty, the word Yaofu was named Qinshan, originally from Shanxi, and later lived in Qiantang (Hangzhou). He is good at painting mountains and rivers, and his skills are superb. He is one of the "four masters in the Southern Song Dynasty". Xia Gui (1195-1224) was born in Qiantang (present-day Hangzhou) in the Southern Song Dynasty. He is good at painting mountains and rivers, and his skills are superb. He is one of the "four masters in the Southern Song Dynasty". Huang Gongwang (1269-1355) was a Yuan, with a long word, whose name was Yifeng, and whose name was Dachi Taoist, and whose name was Jingxi Taoist. Good at painting landscapes, vigorous brushwork, one of the "Yuan Sijia". Tang Yin (147-1523) was born in Wu County (present-day Suzhou, Jiangsu Province). Good at drawing figures and landscapes, one of the "Ming Sijia". Chou Ying (1493-156) was born in Taicang (now Taicang, Jiangsu) and moved to Wuxian (now Suzhou, Jiangsu). Good at painting landscapes and figures, one of the "Ming Sijia". Zhang Hong (1577—1652) was born in Wu County (now Suzhou, Jiangsu Province). Good at painting mountains and rivers, sharp brushwork and moist ink are the strengths of Wu Pai. Shi Tao (1642-177) was a monk in Qing Dynasty, with a common surname of Zhu, the word Shi Tao, and was one of the "Four Monks of Qing Dynasty", and was also called "Two Stones" with Shixi.