A Life Immersed in Landscape: The World of He Tianjian He Tianjian, born He Jun in the picturesque city of Wuxi, Jiangsu province in 1891, was a pivotal figure in 20th-century Chinese painting. His life unfolded against a backdrop of immense social and political change, yet he remained steadfastly devoted to the traditions of *guohua* – traditional Chinese painting – becoming one of the leading members of the renowned Shanghai School. Though known by several names throughout his career—He Bingnan being another prominent alias—it was through his landscapes that He Tianjian truly found his voi…