Cheng Jiasui

Cheng Jiasui (Chinese: 程嘉燧; pinyin: Chéng Jiāsuì; Wade–Giles: Ch'eng Chia-sui) (1565-1643) was a Chinese landscape painter and poet during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644).

Cheng Jiasui
Born1565
Xiuning County, Anhui
Died1643 (1644) (aged 78)
Known forShan shui
MovementFour Teachers of Jiading

Cheng was born in Xiuning in the Anhui province[1] and lived in Jiading.[2] His style name was 'Mengyang' (孟阳) and his pseudonyms were 'Songyuan' (松圆) and 'Ji'an' (偈庵).[2] Cheng's landscape painting followed the style of Huang Gongwang and Ni Zan in its wild and natural taste. Cheng also wrote a number of poems. Along with Tang Shisheng (唐时升), Lou Jian (娄坚), and Li Liufang (李流芳), he was known as one of the "Four Teachers of Jiading" (嘉定四先生).[2]

Notes
  1. Cheng Jiasui Brief Biography
  2. Cihai: Page 1753.

References
  • "Cheng Jiasui Brief Biography". Retrieved 2008-07-09.
  • Ci hai bian ji wei yuan hui (辞海编辑委员会). Ci hai (辞海). Shanghai: Shanghai ci shu chu ban she (上海辞书出版社), 1979.


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