Li Jie
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Li Jie(李结) (1124–1197?), courtesy name Cishan, was a native of Heyang, Henan (present-day Meng County, Henan). He was a literati, official, and painter during the Southern Song Dynasty. He resided in Zhaxi, Huzhou, Zhejiang. He once served as registrar of Xiuning, magistrate of Kunshan, governor of Piling, and governor of Qichun. In the first year of Shaoxi under Emperor Guangzong (1190), he was appointed as the Transport Commissioner of Sichuan as a Gentleman of the Secretariat, and then requested retirement due to ancestral rites. His only surviving work, 'Xisai Fishermen's Village,' uses blue-green coloring techniques to depict the reclusive scenery at the foot of Xisai Mountain. At the end of the scroll, seven famous Southern Song officials including Fan Chengda and Hong Mai still have inscriptions, showcasing the ideal of seclusion among Song dynasty scholars. The painting is currently housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, USA, and was exhibited in the 2021 themed exhibition "Companionship in Solitude," confirming its artistic value and historical status.