Qi Baishi (January 1, 1864—September 16, 1957), male, formerly known as Chunzhi, whose name was Wei Qing, whose name was Lanting, later renamed Huang, whose name was near life, whose name was Baishi, Baishishan Weng, Lao Ping, Hunger Lao, owner of borrowing mountains to sing songs, old man in Pingtang, and San.
I worked as a carpenter in my early years, then made a living by selling paintings, and settled in Beijing at the age of 57. He is good at painting flowers and birds, insects and fish, landscapes and figures. His pen and ink are vigorous and moist, with rich and bright colors, concise and vivid shapes and simple artistic conception. The fish, shrimp, worms and crabs are full of fun. On September 16th, 1957, Qi Baishi died in Beijing Hospital.
Qi Baishi's calligrapher, Zhuanli, took the method from the tablets of Qin and Han Dynasties, and his calligraphy was as interesting as that of Yu Youren, Li Zhimin and Sha Menghai. [3] seal cutting is a family of its own, and it is good at writing poetry. He used to be honorary professor of Central Academy of Fine Arts and chairman of China Artists Association. His representative works include Frog Rang Ten Miles Out of the Mountain Spring and Ink Shrimp. He is the author of "White Stone Poetry" and "White Stone Old Man's Self-report".