Was Tang Bohu the first painter in Ming Dynasty?

In the history of painting in China, the schools of painting in the Ming Dynasty overlapped with each other. In terms of painting theme, traditional figure painting, landscape painting and flower-and-bird painting are popular, and plum, orchid, bamboo and miscellaneous paintings painted by literati are also quite developed. As far as art schools are concerned, there are many painting schools that are geographically centered or differentiated by style. There were many painters in the Ming Dynasty, and according to historical records, there were nearly 20 famous painters. Tang Yin is one of them. Who should rank first is naturally a matter of opinion. Here are a few for your reference.

(Dong Qichang Landscape Painting)

Dong Qichang:

Dong Qichang (1555— 1636), a scholar in white clothes, was born in Dong Jiahui, Shanghai County (now Shanghai), Nanzhi County, Ming Dynasty. Born in the thirty-fourth year of Jiajing (1555) on January 19th.

(Wei Xu, Liu Haixi, Jin Wei)

Xu Wei:

(1521-1593), Han nationality, born in Toyama, Shaoxing (now Shaoxing, Zhejiang). A famous writer, painter, dramatist and strategist in Ming Dynasty. Xu Wei was born in a gentry family in Shaoxing, Zhejiang. Xu Wei was born a hundred days ago, his father died and was raised by his mother.

(Wen Zhiming Landscape Painting)

Wen Zhiming:

(1470165438+1October 28th-1March 28th, 559), alias Wenbi (or pen writing), Wen Hengshan, Wen Zhenxian,No. Hengshan Jushi, a famous painter, calligrapher and writer in Ming Dynasty.

(Shen Zhou Landscape Painting)

Shen Zhou:

The beautiful and elegant Shen Zhou (1427- 1509) loves lakes and mountains and is the director of Wu Pai painters. In the traditional evaluation of China, people still can't deny the high historical value of his works today. At that time, he was the only truly original genius. Among his disciples, Wen Zhiming is the most famous.

(Ms. Tang Yin)

Tang Yin:

(1470- 1523), alias Tang Bohu, No.6 Confucian residence, owner of Taohua Temple, Tang Sheng, a famous painter and poet in Ming Dynasty. Tang Bohu, Zhu Yunming, Wen Zhiming and Xu Zhenqing are also called "four gifted scholars in Wuzhong"; With Shen Zhou, Wen Zhiming and Chou Ying, they are also called "Four Wu Men".