Huang Ding was a Chinese artist from Changshu, Jiangsu, who studied with Wang Yuanqi and is considered a member of the Luodong school. He was known for successfully transmitting the style of Yuan Dynasty masters and was considered a rival of Wang Hui. Huang Ding's style was in the style of Huang Gongwang, and this lot is adapted from a work attributed to Huang Gongwang that was copied as the sixteenth leaf of Xiao Zhong Xian Da

Huang Ding was a Qing Dynasty painter from China who was known for his landscape paintings, imitating ancient paintings, and realism. He was especially influenced by Wang Meng and after learning from Wang Yuanqi, he changed his path. Huang Ding's brush and ink technique was vigorous and his paintings were superb. Some of his famous works include "The Drunken Confucian Scroll" and "The Fisherman's Scroll".