National Treasures & Important Cultural Properties
of National Institutes for Cultural Heritage, Japan

Chen Rong was a literary artist in the end of the Southern Song dynasty. He was from Changlo (Fujian) and called himself Suǒ Wēng, or Suǒ Zhāi in another story. He passed government officials' exams successfully in 1235. He was good at painting dragons with India ink and is said to have been prominent in the Bǎo Diào(宝祐) period from 1253 to 1258. This painting carries the seal of "所斎" at the end of the roll, and is said to be a work by Chen Rong.