Fish, shrimp, crab and frog are works by Qi Baishi.
Qi Baishi (January 1, 1864-September 16, 1957), whose ancestral home is Dangshan, Suzhou, Anhui, was born in Xiangtan, Changsha Prefecture, Hunan (now Xiangtan, Hunan). The original name is Chunzhi, with the courtesy name Weiqing and the nickname Lanting. Later he changed his name to Huang, with the courtesy name Binsheng, and his nicknames include Baishi, Baishishanweng, Laoping, Hungry Sou, the owner of the Yishan Yin Pavilion, the old man in Jiping Hall, and the rich man with three hundred stone seals.
He is a master of modern Chinese painting and a world cultural celebrity. He worked as a carpenter in his early years and later made a living by selling paintings. He settled in Beijing when he was fifty-seven. He is good at painting flowers and birds, insects and fish, landscapes and figures. His pen and ink are vigorous and moist, the colors are bright and bright, the shapes are concise and vivid, and the artistic conception is honest and simple. The fish, shrimps, insects and crabs created are full of natural interest. Qi Baishi, a calligrapher and seal engraver, took his method from the Qin and Han dynasty steles and tablets. His running calligraphy has an antique and clumsy style, and he is unique in seal cutting. He is good at writing poems and essays.
Life experience:
Qi Baishi was born on January 1, 1864 (the 22nd day of the winter month of 1863, the year of Guihai in the lunar calendar) in Xingzi, Baishipu, Xiangtan, Changsha Prefecture, Hunan. Wuxing Doutang. The name is Chunzhi, the courtesy name is Weiqing, and the courtesy name is Lanting. At the age of 27, he changed his name to Huang, with the Chinese character Frequency, also known as Baishishanren, and also as Zhiyuan.
In 1870, he started studying with his maternal grandfather Zhou Yuruo, and often used calligraphy books and thin paper to draw.
In 1878, he studied carving and carpentry under Zhou Zhimei. In addition to doing carpentry, he studied flower, bird and figure painting with the fragmentary copy of "Mustard Seed Garden" as his teacher.