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Birth
1864 (Xiangtan, Hunan, China)
Death
1957 (Beijing, China)
Lived/Active
China
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floral, animal, sea creatures, and landscape motif painting
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Qi Baishi (1864 - 1957) was one of the most well-known contemporary
Chinese painters. His pseudonyms include Qí Huáng and Qí
Wèiqing. Some of Qi's major influences include the early Qing
Dynasty painter Zhu Da and the Ming Dynasty artist Xu Wei.
The subjects of his paintings include almost everything such as
animals, scenery, figures, toys, vegetables, and so on. He
theorized that "paintings must be something between likeness and
unlikeness." In his late (showing 500 of 1526 characters). |
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