Which dynasty produced four Suzhou painters?
Ming Sijia refers to four Ming Dynasty painters in the history of China painting, namely Shen Zhou, Wen Zhiming, Tang Yin and Chou Ying. They are all engaged in painting activities in Suzhou, Jiangsu. Suzhou is also known as the "Wu School" because it was the land of Wu in ancient times, that is, Shen, Wen, Tang and Qiu. Among the four, Shen Zhou and Wen Zhiming are good at painting landscapes, inheriting the tradition of Beijing school landscape painting; Tang Yin is very good at landscapes and figures, and their courtyard style in the Southern Song Dynasty is Fa. Chou Ying is famous for its meticulous figures and green scenery. Four people have their own strengths and are equally famous. But apart from Shen Zhou and Wen Zhiming, Tang Yan and Chou Ying have their own qualifications. Therefore, the "Wu Si Jia" ("Ming Sijia") are only four famous artists with high achievements and different styles in the Ming Dynasty, not the same school of painting.