Who are the ink painters in Ming Dynasty?

A number of literati painters, such as Xu Ben, Wang Bi, Liu Jue, Du Qiong and Yao Shou, inherited the tradition of ink painting in Yuan Dynasty. Xu Ben's landscape is inherited from Dong Yuan and Ju Ran, and its brushwork is vigorous and beautiful.

Wang Bi-xi is known as the "pioneer" of the Ming Dynasty, because he likes to make landscapes with pima folds, which are as complicated and beautiful as Wang Bi and Mozhu. Liu Jue is deep in landscape and rich in brushwork, close to Wang Meng and Zhenwu. Du Qiongshan's ink painting is pale crimson landscape, dyed with dry pen. Yao Shouzhu should learn Zhenwu and Wang Meng, and his style is light and thick. Their painting style is a pioneer of wu school.

There are also some painters who have made their own achievements although they have not returned to the Sect. For example, he lived in Ma Yuan and Xiagui at first, and then came to study nature. Lv Wang, who is famous for painting Huashan Map, is called the Academy School. Zhou Chen, He Zhong, who are good at freehand brushwork figures and landscapes, and Du Jin, who is famous for his sketch of figures, have a great influence on Tang Yin.