During the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Chinese painting progressed further basing on the achievements in painted art during the earlier Song dynasty and Yuan dynasty. The painting techniques which were invented and developed before the Ming period became classical during this period. More colours were used in painting during the Ming dynasty. Seal brown became much more widely used, and even over-used during this period. Many new painting skills/techniques were innovated and developed, calligraphy was much more closely and perfectly combined with the art of painting. Chinese painting reached another climax in the mid and late Ming. The painting was derived in a broad scale, many new schools were born, and many outstanding masters emerged.
Leaf album painting of flowers, a butterfly, and a twisted rock sculpture, by Chen Hongshou (1598–1652).
A Fisher in Autumn, by Tang Yin, 1523
A painting of birds by Bian Wenjin, 1413
Bird Peddler, 15th-16th century
Tang Yin, courtesy name Bohu (伯虎), was a Chinese painter, calligrapher, and poet of the Ming dynasty period.
Tang Yin
Clearing after Snow on a Mountain Pass by Tang Yin (函關雪霽)
Court courtesans of the Former Shu by Tang Yin (1470-1524)
Watching the Spring and Listening to the Wind (看泉聽風圖), Nanjing Museum