Ni Tian
Illustration — Four Beauties (四红图), Ni Tian, Nanjing Museum Ni Tian (1855–1919), born as Baotian, courtesy name Mogeng, art name Modaoren and Biyueanzhu, was a Chinese painter in Qing Dynasty and Republic Period. He was from Yangzhou, though he later moved to Shanghai. He was a member of the Shanghai School and primarily painted landscapes, figures and flowers.
Also recorded as Ní Tian · Ni Baotian · Mogeng · Modaoren
Ni Tian
Ni Tian · Public domain
- Full name
- 倪宝田.
- Born
- 1855
- Died
- 1919
- Nationality
- Qing dynasty · Republic of China
- Occupation
- painter
- Fields
- figure painting · bird-and-flower painting · shan shui
- Teachers
- Wang Su · Ren Bonian
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Illustration — Four Beauties (四红图), Ni Tian, Nanjing Museum Ni Tian (1855–1919), born as Baotian, courtesy name Mogeng, art name Modaoren and Biyueanzhu, was a Chinese painter in Qing Dynasty and Republic Period. He was from Yangzhou, though he later moved to Shanghai. He was a member of the Shanghai School and primarily painted landscapes, figures and flowers.
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Recorded at birth as 倪宝田. Born in 1855, died in 1919.
Training under Wang Su and Ren Bonian is recorded. The field of work recorded is figure painting, bird-and-flower painting and shan shui. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are Shanghai School. Work by Ni Tian is recorded in the collections of Ashmolean Museum, The Palace Museum and Shanghai Museum.
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