Gaiqi

Gaiqi

Gaiqi (1773-1828) was named bomian, Xiangbai, Qixiang, yuhushan people, Yuhu history, Yuhu xiansou, etc. Hui nationality, a native of the western regions, a native of Songjiang (now Shanghai), was a painter in Qing Dynasty.

Zong Fa Hua Ho, who liked to use blue leaves to depict ladies' clothes, had fine lines, simple and elegant tree and stone background, delicate shape and elegant color. He created a new physique for ladies' paintings, which was called "reformism" at that time.

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Gaiqi (1773-1828) was a painter in Qing Dynasty. It is also called Qixiang, yuhushan, yuhushi, yuhushen, etc. Songjiang (today's Shanghai city) people, patriarchal Hua Ho, like to use blue leaves depiction, ladies dress fine lines, simple tree and stone background, slim shape, elegant color, created a new physique of ladies painting, known as "reformism" at that time. He lived in the Central Plains in the Yuan Dynasty. He lived in Wanping (now Beijing) in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. His grandfather changed to Guangzong and once served as a general of Songjiang (now Shanghai), so he became a native here. Since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, scholars gathered in Songjiang area, painting and calligraphy flourished, and gaiqi was deeply influenced from childhood. He made some achievements in art when he was young. Later, he made friends with local celebrities, such as Wang Qisun, Li Tingjing and Li Junjia. He got guidance in poetry, calligraphy and painting, broadened his horizons, and gained fame. Admirers of painting came one after another. His works were highly praised not only in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but also in the capital. Painters, connoisseurs and writers, such as Du Fu, Jiang Baoling, Chen Wenshu and Chen Hongshou, exchanged views on their painting skills. He has been to Shanghai, Hangzhou, Wuxing, Suzhou, Changshu, Wuxi, Jinling, Yixing, Liyang, Dangtu, Yangzhou and Yuanpu. During his travels, he had calligraphy and painting parties with the literati and painters wherever he went, poems and answers, and toured the mountains and rivers to appreciate the places of interest in the rivers and lakes, which broadened and enriched his vision and mind, and had a certain impact on his artistic creation. Gaiqi is good at painting figures, flowers and bamboos, especially ladies. He once painted 50 pieces of "Ode to a dream of Red Mansions" and engraved them into the world. The images of ladies in his works are delicate and thin, with unique style. His flowers and birds, landscapes, orchids and bamboos, etc., draw on the strengths of their predecessors, but also have certain attainments. His representative works include the painting of Lady Zhang xiaochuandian daitu, the poetic painting of Yuanji, and the painting of ladies parting with tears. He was able to write poems and poems, with the publication of yuhushanfang CI anthology. His son Gai Xiaoxiang and sun Gai Zaixiang can all paint with similar painting styles.

A dream of Red Mansions

Gaiqi is good at painting figures, flowers and bamboos, especially ladies. He once painted 50 pieces of "Ode to a dream of Red Mansions" and engraved them into the world. The images of ladies in his works are delicate and thin, with unique style. His flowers and birds, landscapes, orchids and bamboos, etc., draw on the strengths of their predecessors, but also have certain attainments.

Gaiqi was born just 10 years after the death of Cao Xueqin, the author of a dream of Red Mansions. At that time, a dream of Red Mansions was a popular book, so he had a special liking for it. In his figure paintings, there were inevitably characters in a dream of Red Mansions. As a result, he published a picture album of people in a dream of Red Mansions. At least three kinds of pictures have been printed, including a dream of Red Mansions, a dream of Red Mansions and a copy of a dream of Red Mansions 》Especially famous.

This book, a dream of Red Mansions, was written earlier and published later. Data records: the book began to be drawn in the 20th year of Jiaqing, with an interval of more than 60 years. Because at that time, gaiqi showed Li xunxiang, the leader of Fengya alliance living in Shanghai, with a picture of a dream of Red Mansions. Xunxiang thought that "every picture is precious and mysterious, and every picture is inscribed by celebrities. At that time, it was intended to be engraved to perform the world.". However, in the ninth year of Daoguang reign, Li xunxiang and gaiqi died one after another. In the 13th year of Daoguang, he was recovered by Gu Chunfu, a disciple of gaiqi, but somehow he was still in Nanchang. In the 3rd year of Guangxu, he was purchased by huaipu residents, and it was not published until the 5th year of Guangxu.

Appreciative Remarks

The woman in the painting leans on the side of the fence, holding a book in her left hand and looking around at the others. His face is delicate and slightly sad, and he seems to be thoughtful about the contents of the book. The breeze gently blows the curtain and women's sleeves, and the branches gently shake with the wind, creating a quiet and good mood atmosphere. The painting is light and elegant, and the lines are smooth and natural, highlighting the quiet and beautiful artistic effect.

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