Chronology of Artists

Ming (1368-1644) painters and calligraphers

  • Zhejiang School (浙江派) or Jiangxia School (江夏派)

    • DAI Jin 戴進 (1388-1462)
    • WU Wei 吳偉 (1459-1509)
    • LAN Ying 藍瑛 (1585-1664): Wulin School (武林派) or Later Zhejiang School (浙江後派)

  • Wumen School (吳門派)

    "Four Masters of the (early) Ming"
    • SHEN Zhou 沈周 (1427-1509)
    • TANG Yin 唐寅 (1470-1523)
    • WEN Zhengming 文徵明 (1470-1559)
    • QIU Ying 仇英 (1502-1552)
    Other Wumen School followers
    • ZHOU Chen 周臣 (active ca. 1472-1535)
    • WEN Jia 文嘉 (1501-1583)
    • WEN Boren 文伯仁 (1502-1575)
    • WEN Zhenheng 文震亨 (1585–1645)
    • WEN Shu 文俶 (1595-1634)
    • WEN Dian (文點 1633-1704)

  • Songjiang School (松江派) and Huating School (華亭派)

    • SONG Xu 宋旭 (1525- ca.1605)
    • DONG Qichang 董其昌 (1555-1636)
    • CHEN Jiru 陳繼儒 (1558-1639)
    • ZHAO Zuo 趙左 (late 16th century-early 17th century)
    • LI Liufang 李流芳 (1609-1660)

  • Other important Ming artists

    • ZHU Yunming 祝允明 (1460-1526)
    • CHEN Chun 陳淳 (1483-1544)
    • LU Zhi 陸治 (1496-1576)
    • XU Wei 徐渭 (1521-1593)
    • DING Yunpeng 丁雲鵬 (1547-after 1628)
    • ZHANG Ruitu 張瑞圖 (1570-1641)
    • WU Bin 吳彬 (active ca.1573-1620)
    • CUI Zizhong 崔子忠 （1574-1644)
    • WANG Duo 王鐸 (1592-1652)
    • SHAO Mi 邵彌 (1594-1642)
    • CHEN Hongshou 陳洪綬 (1598-1652)
    • WAN Shouqi 萬壽祺 (1603-1652)
    • DAI Benxiao 戴本孝 (1621 -1693)

Early Qing (1644-1750) painters and calligraphers

  • Orthodox School (正統派): Six Masters of the Early Qing 清初六家

    The Four Wangs 四王
    • WANG Shimin 王時敏 (1592-1680)
    • WANG Jian 王鑒 (1598-1677)
    • WANG Hui 王 翬 (1632-1717)
    • WANG Yuanqi 王原祈 (1642-1715)
    Other Orthodox School Masters
    • WU Li 吳歷 (1632-1718)
    • YUN Shouping 惲壽平 (1633-1690)

  • Four Monks 清初四僧

    • Hongren 弘仁 (1610-1664)
    • Kuncan 髡殘 (1612-1673)
    • ZHU Da 朱耷 a.k.a. Badashanren 八大山人 (1626-1705)
    • Shitao 石濤 (1641-1707)

  • Other major artists and regional schools of the early Qing Period

    • XIAO Yuncong 蕭雲從 (1596-1673) (Xin'an School 新安派
    • FU Shan 傅山 (1605-1690)
    • ZHA Shibiao 查士標 (1615-1693) (Xin'an School 新安派)
    • GONG Xian 龔賢 (1618-1689) (Jinling School 金陵派)
    • GAO Cen 高岑 (1643-1679) (Jinling School 金陵派)
    • MEI Qing 梅清 (1623-1697) (Xin'an School 新安派)

  • Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou 揚州八怪

    • LI Shan 李鱓/李鳝 (ca.1686-1756)
    • WANG Shishen 汪士慎 (1686-1759)
    • JIN Nong 金農 (1687-1764)
    • HUANG Shen 黄慎 (1687-1768)
    • GAO Xiang 高翔 (1688-1753)
    • ZHENG Xie 鄭燮 a.k.a ZHENG Banqiao 鄭板橋 (1693-1765)
    • LI Fangying 李方膺 (1696-1755)
    • LUO Pin 羅聘 (1733-1799)

  • Other important mid-Qing artists

    • HUA Yan 華喦 (1682-1756)
    • DONG Bangda 董邦達 (1699-1769)
    • QIAN Weicheng 錢維城 (1720-1772)
    • YONG Rong 永瑢 (1743-1790)