Chen Shizeng (; born March 2, 1876, Fenghuang, Hunan, died September 12, 1923, Nanjing, Jiangsu), original name Chen Hengke, courtesy name Shizeng, art name Xiudaoren Xiuzhe, was a Chinese painter and critic, painter, and educator of early 20th-century China. At a time when some Chinese artists were rejecting traditional painting styles in favor of Western influenced styles, Chen championed traditional literati art in his own art and in his A Study of Chinese Literati Painting. Shizeng was the son of Chen Baozhen, a Qing dynasty governor of Hunan. Sources References External links Chen Shizeng and his Painting Gallery at China Online Museum Hakka people Qing dynasty painters 1876 births 1923 deaths Republic of China painters People from Xiangxi Painters from Hunan Burials in Hangzhou