The Zhe School was the main part of the Southern School, which thrived during a dynasty that ruled for 276 years.
The Zhe School () was a school of painters and was part of the Southern School, which thrived during the Ming dynasty. 
The Ming dynasty was the ruling dynasty of China  then known as the Empire of the Great Ming  for 276 years (13681644) following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. 
