Scenic Beauty Along Rivers and Mountains, 1614, Bian Wenyu, Chinese, 1576 - 1655, L.64-5/16 x W.7-15/16 in. (image), Ink and color on silk, China, 17th century, Bian Wenyu was born in Suzhou where he remained loyal to his artistic roots working with other early seventeenth-century Suzhou painters, such as Shao Mi, Sheng Maoye and Chen Yuansu. He became part of the orthodox lineage of artists defined by the great literatus Dong Qichang and was included as one of the 'Nine Friends of Painting' by later critics.