Ni Zan was a painter and poet in Yuan Dynasty. The first name was Shen Zi, and later the word Town, named Yunlinzi, Jingmanmin, Fantasy and so on. People from Wuxi, Jiangsu. Ni Zan is rich and knowledgeable, which has existed since ancient times. Celebrities from all directions often come to you. At the beginning of Yuan Shundi's reign, he suddenly spent money like water, wandering around Taihu Lake.
Li Ruiqing, a modern calligrapher, said: "Ni Yushu is cold and barren, without losing the momentum of Jin people, and there are disadvantages in the forest." For example, there is a profound understanding in poetry (Tao Yuanming), but it is not something that meat eaters can solve. " Ni Zan's works handed down from ancient times include Three Stamps, A Boat at the Beginning of the Month, Poems in the Guest Hall, Poems to Chen, Poems with the Rate, Poems with You, Two Simple Notes, Miscellaneous Poems and so on.
Ni Zan is good at painting landscapes and ink bamboo. He studied under Dong Yuan and was influenced by Zhao Mengfu. In the early years, the painting style was clean and moist, and in the later years, it was plain and naive. The bank of the sparse forest is beautiful and spacious, concise and far-reaching, and cherishes ink as gold. It's called "Folding Ribbon" with a dry pen on the side. Mozhu has a gesture and a few tricks, which is to escape. Calligraphy was introduced from Li, with the demeanor of Jin people and good at poetry. And Huang, Wang Meng and Zhenwu are also called "Yuan Sijia". Existing works include Autumn Collection Map of Fishing Village, Six Scholars Map and Rongzhai Map. He is the author of Qing Pavilion Collection.