Chinese Culture – The Four Great Painters of the Yuan Dynasty(5)
Ni Zan, a native of Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, was born into a wealthy family. He left his home after Zhu Yuanzhang ’s uprising, abandoned his fields and home, obtained a small boat, and spent his life on lakes and rivers. Most of his paintings are about the scenes and sights of the Pinghu Lake. He was good at using the dry brush and those strokes that utilize the side of the brush.
Fishing Village in Autumn by Ni Zan
His representative works include Fishing Village in Autumn, House on the Zizhi Mountain and Looking into the Mountain on River Bank. His suggestion that paintings should be done and viewed for enjoyment was appreciated by the literati.
（Source: chinaculture.org）