Yu Sheng or Yu Xing (, 1692–after 1767),

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Zengsan () and

art name An art name (pseudonym or pen name), also known by its native names ''hào'' (in Mandarin Chinese), ''gō'' (in Japanese), ' (in Korean), and ''tên hiệu'' (in Vietnamese), is a professional name used by artists, poets and writers in the Sinosp ...

Luting (), was a Chinese court painter in the

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. A native of

Changshu Changshu (; Suzhounese: /d͡ʐan¹³ ʐoʔ²³/) is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Suzhou, Jiangsu province, and is part of the Yangtze River Delta. It borders the prefecture-level city of Nantong to the northeast across the Yangt ...

, he studied with

Jiang Tingxi Jiang Tingxi (, 1669–1732Barnhart: Page 379.), courtesy name Yangsun (), was a Chinese painter, and an editor of the encyclopedia ''Complete Classics Collection of Ancient China''. Jiang was born in Changshu, Jiangsu. Besides the name Yang ...

and entered the Imperial Academy afterwards. Many of his best paintings themed in flowers, birds, insects, fish. He used not only traditional Chinese painting methods, but also European painting techniques. In 1741, along with

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, Sun Hu,

Ding Guanpeng Ding Guanpeng () (active 1708–1771) was a Chinese painter who lived during the Qing dynasty. A native of Beijing, he was active from the later part of the Kangxi era (1661–1722) to the middle part of the Qianlong era (1735–96). At one poi ...

, Zhang Yusen, and Zhou Kun, he was granted the top rank by the

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which entitled him to eleven taels of silver per month. He was the son of Yu Xun () and the brother of another court painter,

Yu Zhi Yu Zhi (, 18th century), courtesy name Nanzhou (), was a Chinese court painter in the Qing dynasty. A native of Changshu and the younger son of Yu Xun (), he and his brother Yu Sheng were in the residence of the politician Haiwang for two decade ...

. The brothers were in the residence of the politician Haiwang for two decades before they were summoned to the capital in 1737.

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