A ten-volume art history text by Zhang Yanyuan of the Tang dynasty. It is considered the first comprehensive history of Chinese painting, covering theories, techniques, and biographies of artists from ancient times to the Tang dynasty. It famously proposed the theory that calligraphy and painting share a common origin.

famous painter; celebrated artist

Record of Famous Paintings of Chengdu, an 11th-century art history book by Huang Xiufu covering painters from the Tang Dynasty and Five Dynasties period

Record of Famous Painters of Yizhou, an 11th-century art history book by Huang Xiufu about painters and murals in Sichuan from the Tang through early Song dynasties; noted for establishing 'Yì' (Untrammeled) as the highest category of artistic excellence.