Yu Zhiding

File:Yu Zhiding - Portrait of Zhu Yizun - 2014.13 - Minneapolis Institute of Art.jpg

Yu Zhiding (Yü Chih-ting, traditional: 禹之鼎, simplified: 禹之鼎); ca. (1647–1709) was a Chinese painter during the Qing dynasty (1644–1912).

Yu was a native of Jiangdu (present-day Yangzhou) in Jiangsu province.{{cite web|url=http://www.china-on-site.com/pages/painter/1141.php|title=Yu Zhiding Brief Biography|access-date=2008-07-17}} His style name was 'Shangji' (上吉) and his sobriquet was 'Shenzai' (慎齋). He served in the Imperial Painting Academy (廷畫院) during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor,{{cite web|url=http://painting.npm.gov.tw/npm_public/System/View.jsp?type=1&ObjectID=10836|title=Yu Zhiding Paintings - National Palace Museum|access-date=2012-07-20}} and his skills were valued by many noted contemporaries, including Chen Tingjing, Xu Qianxue, and Gao Shiqi, all of whom ordered portraits and other paintings from him.{{cite ECCP|title=Yü Chih-ting}} Yu was taught by Lan Ying and painted landscapes, human figures, and bird-and-flower paintings. He retired from office in 1690 and settled in Taihu, Jiangsu.