Yin Yuanliang

Ein Yuanliang (February 9, 1719 - April 27, 1767), who was a court painter of the second Shō dynasty of the Ryukyu Kingdom, and one of the "Five Great Painters" of the Ryukyu Kingdom, was a close relative of the famous Zamami Yunjomasa. Yin Yuanliang is the second son of Yongxiang and Zhenman, the lord of Zhongsongli of the Yin family. He began to learn painting when he was six or seven years old. His father angrily asked him to practice calligraphy instead, but he still loved painting. When he was 12 years old, he learned painting from the court painter Wu Shiqian (Yamaguchi Qinun Shangzongji). Cai Wen, the third division officer, gave him the title "Tingqi", and King Shangjing gave him his seal. In 1752, he went to the Qing Dynasty as a "big writer" as a tribute envoy. After returning, he painted the portrait of King Shangjing. He is good at painting flowers and birds and landscape paintings. His works include "Landscape Pictures", "Quail Pictures", "Magic Cat Pictures", "Pheasants in the Snow", etc.