Yu Zhiding (Yü Chih-ting, traditional: 禹之鼎, simplified: 禹之鼎); ca. (1647–1709) was a Chinese painter during the

Qing Dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...

(1644–1912). Yu was a native of Jiangdu (present-day Yangzhou) in

Jiangsu Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its c ...

province. His style name was 'Shangji' (上吉) and his

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was 'Shenzai' (慎齋). He served in the Imperial Painting Academy (廷畫院) during the reign of the

Kangxi Emperor The Kangxi Emperor (4 May 1654– 20 December 1722), also known by his temple name Emperor Shengzu of Qing, born Xuanye, was the third emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the second Qing emperor to rule over China proper, reigning from 1661 to ...

. Yu was taught by

Lan Ying Lan Ying (; ca. 1585–1664) was a Chinese painter of landscapes, human figures, flowers and birds who was active during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644). Biography Lan was born in Hangzhou in the Zhejiang province. His style name was 'Tiansh ...

, and painted landscapes, human figures, and

bird-and-flower painting Bird-and-flower painting, called () in Chinese, is a kind of Chinese painting with a long tradition in China and is considered one of the treasures of Chinese culture. The was named after its subject matter. It originated in the Tang dynasty ...

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* 1647 births 1709 deaths Painters from Yangzhou Qing dynasty landscape painters {{China-painter-stub