signed GUANTONG, inscribed, and with one seal of the artist inscribed by Yu Minzhong with two seals inscribed by Wen Zhengming with one seal ink and colour on silk, hanging scroll Guan Tong(c. 906-960) was a Chinese painter of the Northern Landscape style during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period and early Song dynasty from the city of Chang'an.He was a pupil of Jing Hao, and known as a critical figure in the development of the era's monumental landscape painting.His landscape paintings achieved a believable and compelling portrayal of the natural world, an achievement typifying the tenth-century artists drive in the portrayal of nature. The great popularity Guan's distinctive style achieved is one measure of the popularity of landscape painting at the time.