Liu Songnian

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A Children's Puppet Show by Liu Songnian

"Three Sages Appreciating Antique" by Liu Songnian. Polychrome on silk. Southern Song Dynasty (abt 1300 CE). Private collection.

Liu Songnian (刘松年 or traditional Liu Sung-nien) (1174–1224 CE), was a Chinese figure and landscape painter during the early Southern Song Dynasty (1127–1279). He was active from about 1190-1230 and is considered one of the Four Masters of the Southern Song dynasty, which also included Li Tang, Ma Yuan and Xia Gui.^[1] He studied and worked at the Imperial Academy of Painting in Hangzhou, capital of the Southern Song dynasty.

Liu entered the Southern Song Imperial Academy of Painting as a student in 1189, and went on to become a painter-in-attendance from 1190-1194.^[2] During the reign of the Emperor Ningzong of Song received a prestigious award for his work. Liu followed the tradition of Li Tang. Liu's style influenced the work of Ma Yuan and Xia Gui.^[2]

References

↑ (not provided). "Liu Songnian: One of the Four Masters of the Southern Song Dynasty". Cultural China: Arts (Calligraphy and Painting). Retrieved 10 March 2013.
↑ 2.0 2.1 "Liu Songnian Brief Biography". Retrieved 2012-05-22.

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Name	Liu, Songnian
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Short description	Painter
Date of birth	1174
Place of birth
Date of death	1224
Place of death

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