Hirohito

Hongren (1610-1664), whose common surname was Jiang, whose given name was Tao, and whose courtesy name was Liuqi; also known as Fang, whose courtesy name was Oumeng. After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, he became a monk in Wuyi Mountain, Fujian. His Buddhist name was Hongren, his courtesy name was Wuzhi, and his nicknames were Jianjiang and Meihuaguji. A native of Shexian County, Anhui Province, he was a painter in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties. Together with Shi Tao, Kun Can and Bada Shanren, he was known as the "Four Monks" in the early Qing Dynasty. He is good at painting landscapes. He first studied the paintings of the Song Dynasty, and later studied the paintings of Xiao Yuncong, Ni Zan and others. His brushwork is clear, simple and elegant, and his taste is noble and elegant. He is especially good at painting Huangshan turquoise and is the founder of the "Xin'an School of Painting". Together with Zha Shibiao, Sun Yi and Wang Zhirui, he is also known as the "Four Masters of Xin'an". He also writes plum and bamboo poems and work poems.