Eight Masters of Nanjing

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The Eight Masters of Nanjing were a group of 17th century Chinese painters living in Nanjing who were leaders of the Nanjing school. The most prominent of them was Gong Xian. The Eight Masters of Nanjing were:

  • Gong Xian (c. 1618-1689)
  • Fan Qi (1615/1616-c. 1694)
  • Ye Xin (fl. 1650-1670s)
  • Zou Che (1636-c. 1708)
  • Gao Cen (fl. 1670s; d. 1689)
  • Hu Cao (fl. 1681)
  • Wu Hong (fl. 1670s-1680s)
  • Xie Sun (fl. 1679)