Wu Daozi, also known as Daoxuan, was a famous painter in the Tang Dynasty, and his painting history was regarded as a saint. Lonely and poor, you will have a painting name when you are young. He used to be the county commandant of Qiu Yan (now Ziyang, Shandong Province), and soon resigned. After that, he settled in Luoyang and engaged in mural creation. During the Kaiyuan period, he was called to the DPRK for his good painting, especially for Buddhist and Taoist figures and mural creation.

His main works are Born of Gautama Buddha, Ming Taizu Seal Carving, and Ten Fingers of Zhong Kui.