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List of Chinese Porcelain Painters

This is an attempt to list Chinese porcelain painters and their current and previous seals and marks. So far not very successful but the page is established here and hopefully I will find out a way to fill it out in time. Under each entry below are references made to illustrations of works, in the exhibition catalog Innovations and Creations, A Retrospect of 20th Century Porcelain from Jingdezhen, 2004, (IC 2004). When references is made to Simon Kwan, Brush and Clay, Hong Kong 1990, this is indicated by BC followed by the page number and figure number as BC p.1, fig 1

Jingdezhen Porcelain Painters of the 19th and 20th Century

Bi Botao (1885-1961)

Second generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. Significant but peripheral to the Eight Friends. (BC p.42). Exhibit number 61 (IC 2004).

Bi Yuanming (1907-1990)

Exhibit number 80 (IC 2004).

Chen Deming ()

Exhibit number 74 (IC 2004).

Chen Xianshui (1923-?)

Exhibit number 127 (IC 2004).

Chen Yaoxing (1923-1998)

Exhibit number 97 (IC 2004).

Cheng Men (1833-before 1908)

One of the most famous qianjiang painters on porcelain in the Tongzhi and Guangxu periods. Excelled in landscapes but few of them have survived. Treated the porcelain medium as if it were paper. Was a pioneer of the literati school. (BC p.40). Biography (BC p.85). Exhibit number 8-9 (IC 2004).

Cheng Yiting (1895-1948)

Birds-and-flowers in gongbi. Independent painter of the 1930s with his own studio in which he worked on orders they had received. Second generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. Member of the Yueyuan Hua, later called Eight Friends of Zhushan from 1928. Studio name: Peigu Zhai (BC p.42, fig. 42-49). Was artistically much under the influence of the Zhe School artist Cheng Zhang (1869-1938) in Shanghai to which he was a pupil. (BC p. 91). Exhibit number 48-49 (IC 2004).

Cheng Yunnong (active 1940s)

Third generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. (BC p.42, fig 122)

Cui Xiangyan (1922-1997)

Exhibit number 142 (IC 2004).

Deng Bishan (1874-1930)

Excelled in fish paintings in ink monochrome style. Second generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. Member of the Eight Friends of Zhushan from 1928. (BC p. 42, fig. 78-82). Studio name: Qingchuang Dushu Lou (BC p. 53). Executed when Fang Zhimin's army marched into Jingdezhen in 1930. Biography BC p. 93. Exhibit number 51 (IC 2004).

Duan Qingshun ()

Exhibit number 140-142 (IC 2004).

Fang Yunfeng (1897-1957)

Third generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. (BC p.42, fig 119-120). Exhibit number 68-70 (IC 2004).

Feng Datuo ()

Exhibit number 95 (IC 2004).

Fu Yaosheng (1941-2003)

Exhibit number 116 (IC 2004).

Gong Yaoting (1910-1975)

Exhibit number 104-105 (IC 2004).

He Xuren (1882-1941)

Snow scenes. Second generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. Significant but peripheral to the Eight Friends. (BC p.42, fig. 50-53) Studio mark: Xuren Chupin (BC p. 53). Went to Beijing in 1910 invited by the Zhan brothers to make copies of old porcelain, saw the Gugong collection. Was a miniaturist calligrapher. Biography, BC p. 92. Exhibit number 50 (IC 2004).

Hu Lu (1903-1976)

Exhibit number 96 (IC 2004).

Hu Xianya (1902-1996)

Exhibit number 160 (IC 2004).

Huang Xiaocun (98-99)

Exhibit number 98-99 (IC 2004).

Jin Pinqing (active 1862-1908)

One of the most famous qianjiang painters on porcelain in the Tongzhi and Guangxu periods. His reputation rested on landscapes, also birds-and-flowers. Treated the porcelain medium as if it were paper. Was a pioneer of the literati school. (BC p.40, fig. 1.) Pioneered the art of porcelain painting in the late Qing (BC p. 82). Employed as decorator in the Imperial Porcelain Factory in Jingdezhen. Biography (BC p.86). Good calligrapher. Signed pieces as from Huancui Pavilion, at the top of the Zhushan hill. (BC p.87). Exhibit number 10 (IC 2004).

Li Shengchun ()

Porcelain painter or sculptor of Jingdezhen in the first half of the twentieth century. (BC p. 43)

Li Zhiheng ()

Porcelain painter or sculptor of Jingdezhen in the first half of the twentieth century. (BC p. 43)

Liang Duishi (active 1920-1937)

(BC p. 43) Studio mark: Lize Xuan (BC p.53), Shilu (BC p.53). Exhibit number 52 (IC 2004).

Liu Baoren (108)

Exhibit number 108 (IC 2004).

Liu Xiren (1906-1967)

Third generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. (BC p.42, fig 109-112). Studio mark: Yonghua Tang (BC p.53) , and Zaisi Xuan (BC p.53). Exhibit number 71-72 (IC 2004).

Liu Yucen (1904-1969)

Specialized in birds-and-flowers. Independent painter of the 1930s with his own studio in which he worked on orders they had received. Second generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. Member of the Yueyuan Hua, later called Eight Friends of Zhushan from 1928. Studio name, early period: Yinbing Zhai; later period: Jue'an (BC p.42, fig. 69-77). Exhibit number 65-69 (IC 2004).

Liu Zhongqing (1889-1968)

Third generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. (BC p.42). Exhibit number 81-84 (IC 2004).

Mo Qiuxia ()

Exhibit number 64 (IC 2004).

Pan Taoyu (1887-1926)

One of the two most famous porcelain painters of Jingdezhen in the early years of the Republic. Painted in fencai enamels, totally different from the of the qianjiang school. Painted figures and birds-and-flowers, inscribed with verses and signed with a seal as if painting on silk or paper. Few works have survived. Had a strong influence on Jingdezhen porcelain painters. His pupils Wang Yeting, Liu Yucen and Cheng Yiting were later to become members of the Eight Friends of Zhushan. Studio mark: Guhuan Zhai (BC p.41) Outstanding fencai artist of the 1910s and 1920s. (BC p. 82). Employed by the warlord Cao Kun in 1923. Usually small formats. Biography (BC p.90). Exhibit number 25-28 (IC 2004).

Shi Huanying (1908-1968)

Exhibit number 100 (IC 2004).

Shi Yuchu (1909-1972)

Exhibit number 114 (IC 2004).

Tao Dingnai ()

Exhibit number 140-141 (IC 2004).

Tian Hexian

Favourite subject refreshing plum blossoms and landscapes. Liked diagonal composition. Independent painter of the 1930s with his own studio in which he worked on orders they had received. Second generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. Member of the Yueyuan Hua, later called Eight Friends of Zhushan from 1928. Studio name: Gushi Zhai (BC p.42, fig. 54-63). Exhibit number 56-59 (IC 2004).

Tu Juting (-1970)

Third generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. (BC p.42, fig 99-100)

Wan Yunyan (c.1910-c.1950)

Third generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. (BC p.42, fig 135)

Wang Bu (1898-1968)

Worked with underglaze blue. Work resembles both pencil drawings and ink paintings. Second generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. Significant but peripheral to the Eight Friends. (BC p.42, fig. 86-89). Studio name: Yuan Wen Wu Guo Zhi Zhai (BC p. 53). Exhibit number 73, 153-157 (IC 2004).

Wang Chengxian ()

Exhibit number 158 (IC 2004).

Wang Dachang (1901-1953)

Even freer landscapes than Wang Yeting. Second generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. Significant but peripheral to the 'Eight Friends'. (BC p.42, fig. 107-108). Exhibit number 62-63 (IC 2004).

Wang Dafan (1888-1961)

Independent painter of the 1930s with his own studio in which he worked on orders they had received. Excelled in figures, followed western method of chiaroscuro in faces. Second generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. Member of the Yueyuan Hua, later called Eight Friends of Zhushan from 1928. Studio name: Xiping Caolu (BC p.42, fig. 64-68). Based many of his designs on works by the 19th century Shanghai painter Ma Tao. Had great influence on fencai figure painting in Jingdezhen. From 1939 gave up using opaque arsenic white under layer for fencai enamels. (Biography, BC p. 91). Exhibit number 37-40 (IC 2004).

Wang Di (1885-1924)

Exhibit number 29-30 (IC 2004).

Wang Dongrong ()

Wang Dongrong was a native of Xiuning, Anhui. He painted figures and birds-and-flowers in the gongbi style. Early in his career he was a gucai painter. Most of his work was copies of old pieces. He does not appear to have inscribed his work. (BC p.41)

Wang Qi (1884-1937)

Independent painter of the 1930s with his own studio in which he worked on orders they had received. Second generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. Organized the Full Moon Society, Yueyuan Hua, in 1928, later called Eight Friends of Zhushan. Studio name: Taotao Zhai (BC p.42, fig. 11-30). Copied first ladies by Qian Hui'an (1833-1911) and was considered one of the two foremost portrait painters on porcelain, of the 1910s. Visited Shanghai 1916 with Wang Dafan and changed thereafter his style after having seen works by Huang Shen (1687 –after 1768), one of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou. (Biography, BC p. 91). Exhibit number 32-36 (IC 2004).

Wang Shaowei (active 1862-1908)

One of the most famous qianjiang painters on porcelain in the Tongzhi and Guangxu periods. Did landscapes, figures and portraits, noted for his paintings of monkeys. Treated the porcelain medium as if it were paper. Was a pioneer of the literati school. (BC p.40, fig.2). Pioneered the art of porcelain painting in the late Qing (BC p. 82). Employed for a period as decorator in the Imperial Porcelain Factory in Jingdezhen. Biography (BC p.86). Worked in Bangong Yuan (Imperial factory office) of Zhushan. (BC p.87). Exhibit number 10 (IC 2004).

Wang Xiaofan (1918-1963)

Exhibit number 76 (IC 2004).

Wang Xiaotang (1885-1924)

One of the two most famous porcelain painters of Jingdezhen in the early years of the Republic. Painted in fencai enamels, totally different from the of the qianjiang school. Painted figures in the traditional gongbi style. Did usually not inscribe his work. Presumable active 1910-24. (BC p.41). Outstanding fencai artist of the 1910s and 1920s. (BC p. 82). Biography (BC p.89). Studio mark: Tongyun Shanfang (BC p. 53)

Wang Xiaoting (-1970)

Third generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. (BC p.42, fig 101-106)

Wang Xihuai (1932-1982)

Exhibit number 110 (IC 2004).

Wang Xiliang (b. 1940, active 1930-45)

Slightly later, third generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. (BC p.42, fig 114)

Wang Yeting (1884-1942)

Specialized in landscapes with strong brushwork, lack of attention to details. Independent painter of the 1930s with his own studio in which he worked on orders they had received. Second generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. Member of the Yueyuan Hua, later called Eight Friends of Zhushan from 1928. Studio name: Pingshan Caotang (BC p.42, fig. 31-41). Exhibit number 41-47 (IC 2004).

Wang Yijun (1904-1989)

Exhibit number 89 (IC 2004).

Wang Yizhi ()

Exhibit number 75 (IC 2004).

Wei Hongtai ()

Exhibit number 161 (IC 2004).

Wei Rongzheng (1910-1975)

Exhibit number 78-79 (IC 2004).

Wu Aisheng (1886-1926)

(BC p.43). Exhibit number 31 (IC 2004).

Wu Chengren (1909-?)

Exhibit number 105 (IC 2004).

Xiong Xiaofeng ()

Exhibit number 115 (IC 2004).

Xiong Zuoxian ()

Exhibit number 60 (IC 2004).

Xu Shangli ()

Native of Shidi, Anhui. Said to have specialized in flowers and birds. Plaques with this signature appears to be in post 1930s style. (BC p.41)

Xu Cheng (1907-1975)

Exhibit number 101 (IC 2004).

Xu Tianmei (1910-1994)

Exhibit number 92 (IC 2004).

Xu Zhongnan (1872-1953)

Favourite subject was pine and bamboo. Independent painter of the 1930s with his own studio in which he worked on orders they had received. Second generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. Member of the Yueyuan Hua, later called Eight Friends of Zhushan from 1928. Studio name: Qibi Shanguan (BC p.42, fig. 84-85). Employed by Jiangxi Porcelain Company in 1918 as head of porcelain painting. Biography BC p. 93. Exhibit number 53-55 (IC 2004).

Xu Zhenjia ()

Exhibit number 107 (IC 2004).

Yan Ruzhen ()

Porcelain painter or sculptor of Jingdezhen in the first half of the twentieth century. (BC p. 43)

You Changzi ()

Porcelain painter or sculptor of Jingdezhen in the first half of the twentieth century. (BC p. 43)

Yu Hanqing (1902-1987)

Slightly later, third generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. Active 1930-45. (BC p.43, fig 117-118). Exhibit number 94 (IC 2004).

Yu Wenxiang (1910-1993)

Learnt snow painting from He Xuren. Second generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. (BC p.42).
Exhibit number 90 (IC 2004).

Zeng Longsheng (1900-1964)

(BC p. 43). Exhibit number 162-163 (IC 2004).

Zhang Shibao (1909-1987)

Exhibit number 102 (IC 2004).

Zhang Xiaogeng ()

Porcelain painter or sculptor of Jingdezhen in the first half of the twentieth century. (BC p. 43)

Zhang Zhitang (1893-1971)

Painted horses and Landscapes in gongbi, in panels on a densely decorated ground, popular in the 1930s. Independent painter of the 1930s with his own studio in which he worked on orders they had received. Second generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. Significant but peripheral to the Eight Friends. Studio name: Yitao Zhai (BC p.42, fig. 92-94, 145-146). Exhibit number 86-88 (IC 2004).

Zhang Peixuan (c.1900-c.1950)

Third generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. (BC p.42, fig. 121)

Zhao Huimin (1922-1997)

Exhibit number 93 (IC 2004).

Zhou Xiangfu (1895-1978)

Exhibit number 119 (IC 2004).

Zhou Xiaosong ()

Zhou Xiaosong was a native of Sichuan and excelled in painting figures of deities, such as Zhong Kui and lohan. He does not appear to have inscribed his work. (BC p.41)

Zhu Shouzhi ()

Porcelain painter or sculptor of Jingdezhen in the first half of the twentieth century. (BC p. 43)

Zou Wenhou (-1951)

Third generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. (BC p.42, fig 115)

Jingdezhen Porcelain Painters of the 19th and 20th Century
	Bi Botao (1885-1961) Second generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. Significant but peripheral to the Eight Friends. (BC p.42). Exhibit number 61 (IC 2004).
	Bi Yuanming (1907-1990) Exhibit number 80 (IC 2004).
	Chen Deming () Exhibit number 74 (IC 2004).
	Chen Xianshui (1923-?) Exhibit number 127 (IC 2004).
	Chen Yaoxing (1923-1998) Exhibit number 97 (IC 2004).
	Cheng Men (1833-before 1908) One of the most famous qianjiang painters on porcelain in the Tongzhi and Guangxu periods. Excelled in landscapes but few of them have survived. Treated the porcelain medium as if it were paper. Was a pioneer of the literati school. (BC p.40). Biography (BC p.85). Exhibit number 8-9 (IC 2004).
	Cheng Yiting (1895-1948) Birds-and-flowers in gongbi. Independent painter of the 1930s with his own studio in which he worked on orders they had received. Second generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. Member of the Yueyuan Hua, later called Eight Friends of Zhushan from 1928. Studio name: Peigu Zhai (BC p.42, fig. 42-49). Was artistically much under the influence of the Zhe School artist Cheng Zhang (1869-1938) in Shanghai to which he was a pupil. (BC p. 91). Exhibit number 48-49 (IC 2004).
	Cheng Yunnong (active 1940s) Third generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. (BC p.42, fig 122)
	Cui Xiangyan (1922-1997) Exhibit number 142 (IC 2004).
	Deng Bishan (1874-1930) Excelled in fish paintings in ink monochrome style. Second generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. Member of the Eight Friends of Zhushan from 1928. (BC p. 42, fig. 78-82). Studio name: Qingchuang Dushu Lou (BC p. 53). Executed when Fang Zhimin's army marched into Jingdezhen in 1930. Biography BC p. 93. Exhibit number 51 (IC 2004).
	Duan Qingshun () Exhibit number 140-142 (IC 2004).
	Fang Yunfeng (1897-1957) Third generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. (BC p.42, fig 119-120). Exhibit number 68-70 (IC 2004).
	Feng Datuo () Exhibit number 95 (IC 2004).
	Fu Yaosheng (1941-2003) Exhibit number 116 (IC 2004).
	Gong Yaoting (1910-1975) Exhibit number 104-105 (IC 2004).
	He Xuren (1882-1941) Snow scenes. Second generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. Significant but peripheral to the Eight Friends. (BC p.42, fig. 50-53) Studio mark: Xuren Chupin (BC p. 53). Went to Beijing in 1910 invited by the Zhan brothers to make copies of old porcelain, saw the Gugong collection. Was a miniaturist calligrapher. Biography, BC p. 92. Exhibit number 50 (IC 2004).
	Hu Lu (1903-1976) Exhibit number 96 (IC 2004).
	Hu Xianya (1902-1996) Exhibit number 160 (IC 2004).
	Huang Xiaocun (98-99) Exhibit number 98-99 (IC 2004).
	Jin Pinqing (active 1862-1908) One of the most famous qianjiang painters on porcelain in the Tongzhi and Guangxu periods. His reputation rested on landscapes, also birds-and-flowers. Treated the porcelain medium as if it were paper. Was a pioneer of the literati school. (BC p.40, fig. 1.) Pioneered the art of porcelain painting in the late Qing (BC p. 82). Employed as decorator in the Imperial Porcelain Factory in Jingdezhen. Biography (BC p.86). Good calligrapher. Signed pieces as from Huancui Pavilion, at the top of the Zhushan hill. (BC p.87). Exhibit number 10 (IC 2004).
	Li Shengchun () Porcelain painter or sculptor of Jingdezhen in the first half of the twentieth century. (BC p. 43)
	Li Zhiheng () Porcelain painter or sculptor of Jingdezhen in the first half of the twentieth century. (BC p. 43)
	Liang Duishi (active 1920-1937) (BC p. 43) Studio mark: Lize Xuan (BC p.53), Shilu (BC p.53). Exhibit number 52 (IC 2004).
	Liu Baoren (108) Exhibit number 108 (IC 2004).
	Liu Xiren (1906-1967) Third generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. (BC p.42, fig 109-112). Studio mark: Yonghua Tang (BC p.53) , and Zaisi Xuan (BC p.53). Exhibit number 71-72 (IC 2004).
	Liu Yucen (1904-1969) Specialized in birds-and-flowers. Independent painter of the 1930s with his own studio in which he worked on orders they had received. Second generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. Member of the Yueyuan Hua, later called Eight Friends of Zhushan from 1928. Studio name, early period: Yinbing Zhai; later period: Jue'an (BC p.42, fig. 69-77). Exhibit number 65-69 (IC 2004).
	Liu Zhongqing (1889-1968) Third generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. (BC p.42). Exhibit number 81-84 (IC 2004).
	Mo Qiuxia () Exhibit number 64 (IC 2004).
	Pan Taoyu (1887-1926) One of the two most famous porcelain painters of Jingdezhen in the early years of the Republic. Painted in fencai enamels, totally different from the of the qianjiang school. Painted figures and birds-and-flowers, inscribed with verses and signed with a seal as if painting on silk or paper. Few works have survived. Had a strong influence on Jingdezhen porcelain painters. His pupils Wang Yeting, Liu Yucen and Cheng Yiting were later to become members of the Eight Friends of Zhushan. Studio mark: Guhuan Zhai (BC p.41) Outstanding fencai artist of the 1910s and 1920s. (BC p. 82). Employed by the warlord Cao Kun in 1923. Usually small formats. Biography (BC p.90). Exhibit number 25-28 (IC 2004).
	Shi Huanying (1908-1968) Exhibit number 100 (IC 2004).
	Shi Yuchu (1909-1972) Exhibit number 114 (IC 2004).
	Tao Dingnai () Exhibit number 140-141 (IC 2004).
	Tian Hexian Favourite subject refreshing plum blossoms and landscapes. Liked diagonal composition. Independent painter of the 1930s with his own studio in which he worked on orders they had received. Second generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. Member of the Yueyuan Hua, later called Eight Friends of Zhushan from 1928. Studio name: Gushi Zhai (BC p.42, fig. 54-63). Exhibit number 56-59 (IC 2004).
	Tu Juting (-1970) Third generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. (BC p.42, fig 99-100)
	Wan Yunyan (c.1910-c.1950) Third generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. (BC p.42, fig 135)
	Wang Bu (1898-1968) Worked with underglaze blue. Work resembles both pencil drawings and ink paintings. Second generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. Significant but peripheral to the Eight Friends. (BC p.42, fig. 86-89). Studio name: Yuan Wen Wu Guo Zhi Zhai (BC p. 53). Exhibit number 73, 153-157 (IC 2004).
	Wang Chengxian () Exhibit number 158 (IC 2004).
	Wang Dachang (1901-1953) Even freer landscapes than Wang Yeting. Second generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. Significant but peripheral to the 'Eight Friends'. (BC p.42, fig. 107-108). Exhibit number 62-63 (IC 2004).
	Wang Dafan (1888-1961) Independent painter of the 1930s with his own studio in which he worked on orders they had received. Excelled in figures, followed western method of chiaroscuro in faces. Second generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. Member of the Yueyuan Hua, later called Eight Friends of Zhushan from 1928. Studio name: Xiping Caolu (BC p.42, fig. 64-68). Based many of his designs on works by the 19th century Shanghai painter Ma Tao. Had great influence on fencai figure painting in Jingdezhen. From 1939 gave up using opaque arsenic white under layer for fencai enamels. (Biography, BC p. 91). Exhibit number 37-40 (IC 2004).
	Wang Di (1885-1924) Exhibit number 29-30 (IC 2004).
	Wang Dongrong () Wang Dongrong was a native of Xiuning, Anhui. He painted figures and birds-and-flowers in the gongbi style. Early in his career he was a gucai painter. Most of his work was copies of old pieces. He does not appear to have inscribed his work. (BC p.41)
	Wang Qi (1884-1937) Independent painter of the 1930s with his own studio in which he worked on orders they had received. Second generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. Organized the Full Moon Society, Yueyuan Hua, in 1928, later called Eight Friends of Zhushan. Studio name: Taotao Zhai (BC p.42, fig. 11-30). Copied first ladies by Qian Hui'an (1833-1911) and was considered one of the two foremost portrait painters on porcelain, of the 1910s. Visited Shanghai 1916 with Wang Dafan and changed thereafter his style after having seen works by Huang Shen (1687 –after 1768), one of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou. (Biography, BC p. 91). Exhibit number 32-36 (IC 2004).
	Wang Shaowei (active 1862-1908) One of the most famous qianjiang painters on porcelain in the Tongzhi and Guangxu periods. Did landscapes, figures and portraits, noted for his paintings of monkeys. Treated the porcelain medium as if it were paper. Was a pioneer of the literati school. (BC p.40, fig.2). Pioneered the art of porcelain painting in the late Qing (BC p. 82). Employed for a period as decorator in the Imperial Porcelain Factory in Jingdezhen. Biography (BC p.86). Worked in Bangong Yuan (Imperial factory office) of Zhushan. (BC p.87). Exhibit number 10 (IC 2004).
	Wang Xiaofan (1918-1963) Exhibit number 76 (IC 2004).
	Wang Xiaotang (1885-1924) One of the two most famous porcelain painters of Jingdezhen in the early years of the Republic. Painted in fencai enamels, totally different from the of the qianjiang school. Painted figures in the traditional gongbi style. Did usually not inscribe his work. Presumable active 1910-24. (BC p.41). Outstanding fencai artist of the 1910s and 1920s. (BC p. 82). Biography (BC p.89). Studio mark: Tongyun Shanfang (BC p. 53)
	Wang Xiaoting (-1970) Third generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. (BC p.42, fig 101-106)
	Wang Xihuai (1932-1982) Exhibit number 110 (IC 2004).
	Wang Xiliang (b. 1940, active 1930-45) Slightly later, third generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. (BC p.42, fig 114)
	Wang Yeting (1884-1942) Specialized in landscapes with strong brushwork, lack of attention to details. Independent painter of the 1930s with his own studio in which he worked on orders they had received. Second generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. Member of the Yueyuan Hua, later called Eight Friends of Zhushan from 1928. Studio name: Pingshan Caotang (BC p.42, fig. 31-41). Exhibit number 41-47 (IC 2004).
	Wang Yijun (1904-1989) Exhibit number 89 (IC 2004).
	Wang Yizhi () Exhibit number 75 (IC 2004).
	Wei Hongtai () Exhibit number 161 (IC 2004).
	Wei Rongzheng (1910-1975) Exhibit number 78-79 (IC 2004).
	Wu Aisheng (1886-1926) (BC p.43). Exhibit number 31 (IC 2004).
	Wu Chengren (1909-?) Exhibit number 105 (IC 2004).
	Xiong Xiaofeng () Exhibit number 115 (IC 2004).
	Xiong Zuoxian () Exhibit number 60 (IC 2004).
	Xu Shangli () Native of Shidi, Anhui. Said to have specialized in flowers and birds. Plaques with this signature appears to be in post 1930s style. (BC p.41)
	Xu Cheng (1907-1975) Exhibit number 101 (IC 2004).
	Xu Tianmei (1910-1994) Exhibit number 92 (IC 2004).
	Xu Zhongnan (1872-1953) Favourite subject was pine and bamboo. Independent painter of the 1930s with his own studio in which he worked on orders they had received. Second generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. Member of the Yueyuan Hua, later called Eight Friends of Zhushan from 1928. Studio name: Qibi Shanguan (BC p.42, fig. 84-85). Employed by Jiangxi Porcelain Company in 1918 as head of porcelain painting. Biography BC p. 93. Exhibit number 53-55 (IC 2004).
	Xu Zhenjia () Exhibit number 107 (IC 2004).
	Yan Ruzhen () Porcelain painter or sculptor of Jingdezhen in the first half of the twentieth century. (BC p. 43)
	You Changzi () Porcelain painter or sculptor of Jingdezhen in the first half of the twentieth century. (BC p. 43)
	Yu Hanqing (1902-1987) Slightly later, third generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. Active 1930-45. (BC p.43, fig 117-118). Exhibit number 94 (IC 2004).
	Yu Wenxiang (1910-1993) Learnt snow painting from He Xuren. Second generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. (BC p.42). Exhibit number 90 (IC 2004).
	Zeng Longsheng (1900-1964) (BC p. 43). Exhibit number 162-163 (IC 2004).
	Zhang Shibao (1909-1987) Exhibit number 102 (IC 2004).
	Zhang Xiaogeng () Porcelain painter or sculptor of Jingdezhen in the first half of the twentieth century. (BC p. 43)
	Zhang Zhitang (1893-1971) Painted horses and Landscapes in gongbi, in panels on a densely decorated ground, popular in the 1930s. Independent painter of the 1930s with his own studio in which he worked on orders they had received. Second generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. Significant but peripheral to the Eight Friends. Studio name: Yitao Zhai (BC p.42, fig. 92-94, 145-146). Exhibit number 86-88 (IC 2004).
	Zhang Peixuan (c.1900-c.1950) Third generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. (BC p.42, fig. 121)
	Zhao Huimin (1922-1997) Exhibit number 93 (IC 2004).
	Zhou Xiangfu (1895-1978) Exhibit number 119 (IC 2004).
	Zhou Xiaosong () Zhou Xiaosong was a native of Sichuan and excelled in painting figures of deities, such as Zhong Kui and lohan. He does not appear to have inscribed his work. (BC p.41)
	Zhu Shouzhi () Porcelain painter or sculptor of Jingdezhen in the first half of the twentieth century. (BC p. 43)
	Zou Wenhou (-1951) Third generation of the literati school of porcelain painting. (BC p.42, fig 115)