Chinese Volume Painting by Qi Bai Shi

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haiaoSiWen 100% SATISFACTION GUARANTEE We sell authentic high quality antiques only Origin : China Period & Style: 1940. Material: Rice Paper. Signed by Qi Bai Shi.Qi Baishi (1863-1957) was born in a small village named "Stars Pond", from Xingtan County in Hunan Province. He studied very little at school w he learnt some poetry. His family was poor and he was tfore forced to abandon his studies at an early eage. At fifteen years old, he began his apprenticeship in a carpenter's shop. When he was twenty, he became famous for his fine techniques on decorative wood carving and religious portrait paintings. At twenty-seven, he learnt classical literature and traditional Grass and Insects paintings from Hu Qinyuan e Chen Shaofan. At thirty-two, he organized jointly with seven friends a poets society called "Longshan" and was in turn elected the director. Since 1902, he travelled frequently and became acquainted with a lot of people. Since then, his love and vision for literature and art became blossomed. In order to escape from the social chaos, he chose to live in Beijing in 1917 and became acquinted with Chen Siceng. Two years later, Qi changed his painting style from a realistic to a more spiritual expression. In 1922, Chen Siceng took some of his works to participate in an exhibition in Japan. His paintings were greatly appreciated read more

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