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Qi Baishi

1864 - 1957

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Qi Baishi (1 January 1864 – 16 September 1957) 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Qi Baishi is the 524th most popular painter (down from 514th in 2019), the 378th most popular biography from China (up from 393rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Chinese Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Qi Baishi ranks 524 out of 2,023. Before him are Johan Jongkind, Nicolas de Largillière, Alesso Baldovinetti, Hendrick ter Brugghen, Otto Mueller, and Stefano di Giovanni. After him are Zurab Tsereteli, Hishikawa Moronobu, Isaac Levitan, Fernand Khnopff, Carlo Maratta, and André Lhote.

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Among people born in 1864, Qi Baishi ranks 50. Before him are Franz Oppenheimer, Reginald Dyer, Séraphine Louis, Auguste Charlois, Kikunae Ikeda, and Ethel Voynich. After him are Hermann Weingärtner, Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh, Joseph Bédier, Carl Correns, Henri de Régnier, and Alfred Stieglitz. Among people deceased in 1957, Qi Baishi ranks 59. Before him are Édouard Herriot, Mamoru Shigemitsu, Arnold van Gennep, Louis B. Mayer, Leo Perutz, and Sacha Guitry. After him are Hermann Buhl, Rudolf Diels, Giovanni Battista Caproni, Harald Sverdrup, Kurt von Tippelskirch, and Shoghi Effendi.

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In China

Among people born in China, Qi Baishi ranks 378 out of 1,610. Before him are Ba Jin (1904), Lian Po (-250), Li Qiang (1959), Emperor Huai of Jin (300), Huiyuan (334), and Zhang Zhongjing (150). After him are Zhong Hui (225), Emperor Ningzong (1168), Emperor Wenzong of Tang (809), Liu Cixin (1963), Gongsun Zan (null), and Yu Jin (200).

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Among PAINTERS In China

Among painters born in China, Qi Baishi ranks 5. Before him are Shitao (1642), Gu Kaizhi (345), Mi Fu (1051), and Guo Xi (1020). After him are Han Gan (706), Dong Qichang (1555), Tang Yin (1470), Liang Kai (1200), Bada Shanren (1626), Wen Zhengming (1470), and Shen Zhou (1427).

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