Su Hanchen

A native of Bianjing (present-day Kaifeng, Henan), he was renowned for his figure paintings and was appointed as a "Painter-in-Attendance" by Emperor Huizong.

[5][6] In Su's seminal baizi (百子) or "hundred-boys" paintings,[7] "generic but appealing" children are usually depicted in gardens,[8] and can be seen engaging in various leisurely activities, from dancing to kite-flying.

[2] According to Gu Bing (顾炳), who included Su's Woman Bathing Child in his 1603 Master Gu's Painting Manual (Gushi huapu; 顧氏畫譜), Su's application of colour was "fresh" and he depicted figures "as though alive".

[10] Art historian James Cahill remarked that Su's paintings "have an immediate appeal that has made them popular everywhere".

[2] Two of his most celebrated works, Children Playing in an Autumn Garden and Children at Play on a Winter Day, are on display at the National Palace Museum in Taipei.