Landscape in the Style of Ancient Masters: after Ni Zan (1301-1374)
Lan Ying
Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 1642
Medium
Album leaf; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
31 × 40.7 cm (12 × 16 in.)
Classification
album leaf
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
204587
About the Artist
Lan Ying · 1585–1669
Lan Ying (ca. 1585–1664), courtesy name Tianshu, was a prolific Chinese painter born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, during the late Ming dynasty. Known by the pseudonym Xihu Waishi ("Unofficial Historian of the West Lake"), he specialized in landscapes, human figures, flowers, and birds, drawing inspiration from the literati tradition and meticulously studying the works of Yuan masters like Huang...