The Eight Masters of Nanjing () or Eight Masters of Jinling () were a group of 17th century Chinese painters living in Nanjing who were leaders of the Nanjing school. The most prominent of them was Gong Xian. The Eight Masters of Nanjing were: Gong Xian (ca. 1618–1689) Fan Qi (1615–1616-ca. 1694) Ye Xin (fl. 1650-1670s) Zou Zhe (1636-ca. 1708) Gao Cen (fl. 1670s; d. 1689) Hu Zao (fl. 1681) Wu Hong (fl. 1670s-1680s) Xie Sun (fl. 1679) Name "Jinling" was a former name of the city of Nanjing. In Chinese, the terms 金陵八家 and 南京八家 are both used, though the former ("Eight Masters of Jinling") is more frequently used than the latter ("Eight Masters of Nanjing"). In English, on the other hand, the term "Eight Masters of Nanjing" is more frequently used than the term "Eight Masters of Jinling". Notes References Barnhart, R. M. et al. (1997). Three thousand years of Chinese painting. New Haven, Yale University Press. Ming dynasty painters Qing dynasty painters 8 Eight Masters of Nanjing Eight Masters of Nanjing History of Nanjing