The Zhe School was part of the Southern School, which thrived during a dynasty that ruled for how many years?
Zhe school (painting) The Zhe School (浙派) was a school of painters and was part of the Southern School, which thrived during the Ming dynasty. The school was led by Dai Jin, traditionally considered its founder. The "Zhe" of the name refers to Dai Jin's home province - Zhejiang. The school was not a school in the proper sense of the word in that the painters did not formulate a new distinctive style, preferring instead to further the style of the Southern Song, specializing in decorative and large paintings. Instead the school was identified by the formal, academic and conservative outlook, being a revival in the early Ming Dynasty of the Ma-Xia (Ma Yuan 馬遠, Xia Gui 夏珪), 'academic', style of painting landscapes of the Southern Song.
Bu Shang Bu Shang (; 507–420? BC), commonly known by his courtesy name Zixia (), was a prominent disciple of Confucius who was considered one of the most accomplished in cultural learning. He was one of the five disciples who took chief responsibility for the transmission of Confucius' teachings. He played a significant role in the transmission of such classics as the "Book of Poetry" and the "I Ching". He established his own school, and taught Marquess Wen of Wei, ruler of Wei, the most powerful state of the early Warring States period.