Chen Rong (painter)  Chen Rong (; ca. 1200–1266) was a Chinese painter and politician of the Southern Song Dynasty celebrated for his depictions of dragons. The "Nine Dragons" handscroll in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, bearing a date of 1244, is attributed to Chen. The Five Dragons handscroll in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri, is also attributed to Chen Rong.