Gao Qipei
Illustration — Hanging scroll painting by Gao Qipei: "Finger Painting of Eagle and Pine Trees". On display at the Shanghai Museum. Gao Qipei (1660–1734) was born in Tieling to a family of Manchu ethnicity.
Also recorded as Dongfang · zi Weizhi · Weizhi · Kao Ch'i-p'ei
Gao Qipei
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- Born
- 1660 · Tieling.
- Died
- 1734
- Nationality
- Qing dynasty
- Occupation
- painter · poet · beamter · calligrapher · writer
- Fields
- Chinese finger painting
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Illustration — Hanging scroll painting by Gao Qipei: "Finger Painting of Eagle and Pine Trees". On display at the Shanghai Museum. Gao Qipei (1660–1734) was born in Tieling to a family of Manchu ethnicity.
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He found success as an official in southern China; however, he is now primarily recognized for his achievements as a painter.
Initially, he earned recognition as an artist who did landscapes and figures in the traditional style. By the age of twenty, he had become known as an eccentric, who preferred using his hands -palms, fingers, nails- in place of a traditional Chinese brush. This style had precedents as Zhang Zao also preferred finger painting, but Gao Qipei went further. He grew his fingernails long to make them more effective instruments, and used his entire hand to create a highly individualized style.
Gao Qipei 高其佩 - Man on Donkey - y1947-143 - Princeton University Art Museum (cropped)
Gao Qipei · Princeton Art Museum
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1660
Gao Qipei born at Tieling.
1734
Gao Qipei died.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 142880752, Gao, Qipei.
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- Getty Union List of Artist Names 500125753, Gao Qipei.
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- 1.Dictionnaire des peintres,sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs. éditions Gründ. 5. 1999. 2-7000-3015-X.
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- Dictionnaire des peintres,sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs. éditions Gründ. 5. 1999. 978-2-7000-3015-0.
- J. Cahill : Fantastics and Eccentrics in Chinese Painting, New York, 1967. Editeur : Asia Society ; Distribué par Abrams. 122 pages.
- Trois mille ans de peinture chinoise. Éditions Philippe Picquier. 1997. 978-2-87730-341-5.
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 142880752, Gao, Qipei.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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