Wu Shiqian

Wu Shiqian (December 21, 1672 - February 25, 1743), also known as Yamaguchi Chiyun Sōki, also known as Zijing, also known as Yun Gu and later named Baofang, was a court painter of the second Sho clan of the Ryukyu Kingdom and one of the "Five Great Painters" of the Ryukyu Kingdom. At the age of 19, he worked as an artist for the Ryukyu Royal Palace. At the age of 31, he went to Fuzhou in the Qing Dynasty and studied painting under Sun Yi, Shun Liangheng and Zheng Daguan, the first painters in Fuzhou. After returning to Japan, he became a master painter and was responsible for producing the royal paintings for the Lord of Satsuma and the Queen of Ryukyu. His works include "Feathers and Flowers of the Four Seasons" and so on. He learned how to make ink pads during the Qing Dynasty and brought this method back to China. Yin Yuanliang (Zamami Qinyun Shang Yongchang) was his disciple.