Four Generals of Song - Song Dynasty

“Four Generals of Zhongxing” by Southern Song Dynasty artist Liu Songnian (1174–1224). The generals are Yue Fei (second from the left), Zhang Jun (fourth from the left), Han Shizhong (fifth), and Liu Guangshi (劉光世; 1142–1222; seventh). The painting can be used to show what the historical Yue Fei looked like. Apart from that, it is a good example of Song Dynasty painting. The inscription in the mid center dates the painting to the "summer of the Jiaxu 甲戌 year," that is, 1214.