Selected Artists of Note
- Wang Wei (王維 699-759)
- Dong Yuan (董源, mid 10th century)
- Huang Gongwang (黄公望, 1269-1354)
- Ni Zan (倪贊, 1301-74)
- Wu Zhen (呉鎮, 1280-1354)
- Wang Meng (王蒙, 1308-85)
- Shen Zhou (沈周, 1427-1509)
- Wen Zhengming (文徵明, 1470–1559)
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