Hua Yan (1682 – 1756) ; courtesy name Qiu Yue (), sobriquets Xinluo Shanren (), Dong Yuan Sheng (), Buyi Sheng (), Ligou Jushi ()and Bosha Daoren () was a Chinese painter during the Qing dynasty. He was born in Shanghang () Fujian province and lived in Yangzhou and later in Hangzhou.Ci hai Page 124. Yan's work is within the tradition of the Yangzhou school and is often named as one of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou.
See also Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou
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References Ci hai bian ji wei yuan hui (). Ci hai (). Shanghai: Shanghai ci shu chu ban she (), 1979.
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Hua Yan paintings at the Cleveland Museum of Art