Ma Yuan (painter)

Ma Yuan
Bornc. 1160
Qiantang (now Hangzhou, Zhejiang)
Died1225
NationalityChinese
Known forPainting
Notable workDancing and singing
Walking on a mountain path in spring
MovementSouthern Song dynasty, Ma-Xia movement

Ma Yuan (Chinese: 馬遠; pinyin: Mǎ Yuǎn; Wade–Giles: Ma Yüan; c. 1160–65 – 1225) was a Chinese painter of the Song dynasty. His works, together with that of Xia Gui, formed the basis of the so-called Ma-Xia (馬夏) school of painting, and are considered among the finest from the period. His works has inspired both Chinese artists of the Zhe school, as well as the early Japanese painters Shūbun and Sesshū.