signed WULI, inscribed, and with one seal of the artist dated Jimao year（1699） ink and color on silk, hanging scroll Wu Li （1632-1718） was a Chinese landscape painter poet and calligrapher from Jiangsu who lived during the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912).Wu was born in Changzhou in the Jiangsu province of China.Wu learned poetry from Qian Qianyi.He was taught painting by Wang Shimin and Wang Jian,and was influenced by the painters Huang Gongwang and Wang Meng.His landscapes utilized dry brush strokes and light colors.His distinctive style elevated him to where he is now identified as one of the Six Masters of the early Qing period.