Lan Ying (; ca. 1585–1664) was a

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painter of

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, human figures, flowers and birds who was active during the

Ming dynasty The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming was the last imperial dynasty of ...

(1368–1644).

Biography

Lan was born in

Hangzhou Hangzhou, , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ; formerly romanized as Hangchow is a sub-provincial city in East China and the capital of Zhejiang province. With a population of 13 million, the municipality comprises ten districts, two counti ...

in the

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province. His

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was 'Tianshu' (田叔), and his

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were 'Diesou' (蜨叟), 'Shi Toutuo' (石頭陀), and Dongguo laoren'. Lan's painting followed the style of

Huang Gongwang Huang Gongwang (born 1269, Changshu, Jiangsu province, China—died 1354), birth name Lu Jian (), was a Chinese painter, poet and writer born at the end of the Song dynasty in Changshu, Jiangsu. He was the oldest of the " Four Masters of the Yu ...

and

Wu Zhen Wu Zhen is the name of: * Wu Zhen (historian) ( 11th century), Song dynasty historian *Wu Zhen (painter) (1280–1354), Yuan dynasty painter * Wu Zhen (politician) (born 1958), Chinese politician See also *Wuzhen Wuzhen ( zh, s=乌镇, p=Wūzh� ...

. Lan was trained at the Painting Academy of the South

Song dynasty The Song dynasty ( ) was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song, who usurped the throne of the Later Zhou dynasty and went on to conquer the rest of the Fiv ...

. Lan's son Lan Yu and grandson Lan Shen also grew up to be painters.

References

1580s births 1664 deaths Artists from Hangzhou Ming dynasty landscape painters Painters from Zhejiang {{China-painter-stub