postgres Qi Baishi was a modern Chinese painter, calligrapher, seal carver, and poet, known for his paintings of flowers, birds, insects, and fruit. /en/people/qi-baishi/relation.html person_cn_q369608 person qi-baishi 齐白石

Qi Baishi was a modern Chinese painter, calligrapher, seal carver, and poet, known for his paintings of flowers, birds, insects, and fruit.

published category-history category-people category-historical-figures tag-ancient-china wikidata https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q369608 zhwiki https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%BD%90%E7%99%BD%E7%9F%B3 2026-10-25T00:00:00+08:00 2026-11-01T05:23:10+08:00 user:admin 8 **Qi Baishi** (born Chun Zhi; later named Huang; courtesy name Bingsheng; art name Baishi Shanren) was a modern Chinese painter, calligrapher, seal carver, and poet from Xiangtan, Hunan.[^zhwiki][^wikidata] ## Life Born into a farming family and often in poor health as a child, he left a traditional school after six months and worked on the farm. At 14 he began carpentry and ornamental wood carving; he later took up painting and studied with Hu Qinyuan, Chen Shaofan, and others, while learning poetry, calligraphy, painting, and seal carving. He became a student of Wang Xiangqi at 35. After 40, he traveled widely across China; his painting shifted gradually from meticulous brushwork to freehand style. From 1917 he lived in Beijing, earning a living through painting and seal carving. Encouraged by Chen Shizeng, his reputation and the value of his work rose. He taught at institutions including Beiping Art College. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served as honorary professor at the Central Academy of Fine Arts; in 1953 he was elected chair of the Chinese Artists Association, and in 1956 received the International Peace Award from the World Peace Council.[^zhwiki] ## Art and influence Drawing on Xu Wei, Zhu Da, Shi Tao, and Wu Changshuo, he developed an individual style; his late-life stylistic change is often called the “reform in old age.” His subjects ranged from landscapes and flowers and birds to insects, vegetables, and fruit. He articulated an aesthetic principle that a painting's magic lies between likeness and unlikeness. His paintings of shrimp, crabs, and frogs were noted for keen observation and fluid inkwork. He was also accomplished at seal carving and called himself the “rich man with three hundred stone seals.” His students included Li Kuchan, Li Keran, and Wang Xuetao. A crater on Mercury is named after him.[^zhwiki] /people/qi-baishi.html en zh zh en 1864 1 1 1 January 1864 1957 9 16 16 September 1957 historical figure relation_cnpeople_born_q369608 person_cn_q369608 born_in place_cn_430321 person_cn_q369608 wikidata Born in place_cn_430321 Xiangtan County /en/places/hunan-xiangtan-xiangtan.html false rel_369608_born_in_1375015 person_cn_q369608 born_in place_cn_430321 person_cn_q369608 wikidata Born in place_cn_430321 Xiangtan County /en/places/hunan-xiangtan-xiangtan.html false born_in Born in relation_cnpeople_born_q369608 person_cn_q369608 born_in place_cn_430321 person_cn_q369608 wikidata Born in place_cn_430321 Xiangtan County /en/places/hunan-xiangtan-xiangtan.html false rel_369608_born_in_1375015 person_cn_q369608 born_in place_cn_430321 person_cn_q369608 wikidata Born in place_cn_430321 Xiangtan County /en/places/hunan-xiangtan-xiangtan.html false en zh en birth_date Birth 1 January 1864 death_date Death 16 September 1957 person_category Person category historical figure 1 50 2 1 2