Biyi Hou - Artist Info

About Biyi Hou

  • Biography

    Hou Biyi was a native of Wuxi, Jiangsu. Born in 1900 to a famous family, she is the great-granddaughter of Hou Tong, the servant of the Qing Officials. In 1926, she married Fei Zibin in Shanghai. In the mid-40s, Hou Biyi worked with Zhang Daqian, a teacher of Dafengtang. She worked on feathers and flowers, calligraphy, and small blocks. After the establishment of the Shanghai Academy of Chinese Painting, she was in the first generation of female painters with Li Qiujun, Chen Xiaocui, Zhou Qixia, Wu Qingxia, Lu Xiaoman, Chen Peiqiu, etc.

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