Huang Quan (黄筌 in Chinese, ca. 903 - 965), a native of Chengdu, Sichuan province in the Later Shu Kingdom. At the age of 17, he served as an attendant scholar in the Hanlin Academy and later presided over the painting academy. Eventually, he reached the position of Vice Prime Minister. Due to these achievements, Huang Quan's artistic style came to dominate the painting style of the Later Shu Painting Academy.

In the year 965 AD, the Song Dynasty conquered the Later Shu, and the Shu emperor Meng Chang surrendered. Huang Quan accompanied Meng Chang back to the Song Dynasty, entered the Song Painting Academy, and was bestowed the title of "Grand Master of Admirable Virtue on the Left of the Crown Prince," receiving generous rewards. Consequently, he introduced the Later Shu court painting style into the Northern Song Painting Academy, ruling over the court's early floral and bird painting style for nearly a century.

Huang Quan excelled in landscape, figures, dragons, water, pine, and stones, particularly displaying mastery in floral and bird paintings and insects. His floral and bird paintings focused on observing and understanding the forms and habits of flowers and birds. The feathers, fur, and insects depicted in his paintings were lifelike, executed with meticulous craftsmanship, and showcased a rich, elegant palette.