Qi Baishi, Q132691569

Qi Baishi

Chinese · 1864–1957 · Painter, Printmaker

Qi Baishi was a Chinese painter, noted for the whimsical, often playful style of his works. Born to a peasant family from Xiangtan, Hunan, Qi taught himself to paint, sparked… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Qi Baishi, Qi Baishi, Shrimps. Hanging scroll. Ink on paper. Inscription, dedicated to Mr. Yunfu, dated cyclically guiwei (1943), signed Baishi laoren and sealed Qi daQi BaishiLempertz · €111,600≈ $124,255≈ £81,191Sign up to see
  2. Qi Baishi, Qi Baishi, Morning glory. Hanging scroll. Ink and colour on paper. Inscriptin, signed Jiping Tang shang laoren Qi Baishi and sealed Qi da and Wu jia Hengyu shan xiaQi BaishiLempertz · €71,920≈ $80,076≈ £52,323Sign up to see
  3. Qi Baishi, Qi Baishi, Chicken and crickets under bamboo shoots. Hanging scroll. Ink and colour on paper. Inscription, signed Jiping tang shang laoren Qi Huang hua yu Chengdu and sealed Qi daQi BaishiLempertz · €47,120≈ $52,463≈ £34,281Sign up to see

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Qi Baishi was a Chinese painter, noted for the whimsical, often playful style of his works. Born to a peasant family from Xiangtan, Hunan, Qi taught himself to paint, sparked by the Manual of the Mustard Seed Garden. After he turned 40, he traveled, visiting various scenic spots in China. After 1917 he settled in Beijing. Qi was the master of Hu Jieqing, the wife of Lao She.

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Born 1864, Xiangtan CountyDied 1957, BeijingOccupation Painter, PrintmakerWikidata Q369608 ↗ULAN 500125676 ↗Museum works 3

Also known as Bai Shi Qi, Baĭ-shi T︠S︡i, Baishi, Baishi Qi, Baishi Shanweng, Baishi Shanweng hao Baishi Laoren, Baishilaoren, Baishishanren and 7 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Qi Baishi, Untitled
Untitled1950
Shanghai Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Shanghai Museum
Qi Baishi, Twelve Landscape Screens
Twelve Landscape Screens
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Qi Baishi, Untitled
Untitled1922
The Palace Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — The Palace Museum

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), The Met Open Access (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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