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Mi Fu

Printmakers, Calligraphers and Graphic Artists

Mi Fu (1051 to 1107) was a Chinese painter, poet, calligrapher and art theorist of the early Song dynasty, born in Taiyuan. He was known for a landscape painting technique later called Mi Dots, using broad wet ink dots applied with a flat brush, and his calligraphy drew inspiration from Wang Xizhi; he is commonly identified by art historians as one of the four major calligraphers of the Song dynasty, alongside Su Shi, Huang Tingjian and Cai Xiang, and his style was later adopted and interpreted by his son, Mi Youren.

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Death Year
1107 1
Nationality
Chinese 1
Birthplace
Taiyuan 1
Classification
Gender
Male 1
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1. Mi Fu - Wikipedia
  • Lead section, opening sentence
    a Chinese painter, poet, calligrapher and art theorist of the early Song dynasty
  • Infobox, Died field
    1107
  • Lead section, early life
    Born in Taiyuan
  • Gender reference
    He was known for a landscape painting technique later called Mi Dots, using broad wet ink dots applied with a flat brush, and his calligraphy drew inspiration from Wang Xizhi; he is commonly identified by art historians as one of the four major calligraphers of the Song dynasty, alongside Su Shi, Huang Tingjian and Cai Xiang, and his style was later adopted and interpreted by his son, Mi Youren.
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Wikidata: Mi Fu
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