Cheng Jiasui | |
Birth Date: | 1565 |
Birth Place: | Xiuning County, Anhui |
Field: | Shan shui |
Movement: | Four Teachers of Jiading |
Cheng Jiasui (1565-1643) was a Chinese landscape painter and poet during the Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644).
Cheng was born in Xiuning in the Anhui province[1] and lived in Jiading.[2] His style name was 'Mengyang' (Chinese: 孟阳) and his pseudonyms were 'Songyuan' (Chinese: 松圆) and 'Ji'an' (Chinese: 偈庵).[2] Cheng's landscape painting followed the style of Huang Gongwang and Ni Zan in its wild and natural taste. Cheng also wrote a number of poems. Along with Tang Shisheng (Chinese: 唐时升), Lou Jian (Chinese: 娄坚), and Li Liufang (Chinese: 李流芳), he was known as one of the "Four Teachers of Jiading" (Chinese: 嘉定四先生).[2]