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1829 Shaoxing, Zhejian Province, China - 1884. Known for: Paintings, Shanghai School style, callligraphy.
Zhao Zhiqian (Chinese: ???; 1829–1884) was a renowned Chinese calligrapher, seal carver and painter in the late Qing Dynasty, "the leading scholar-artist of his day." Zhao's seal carving had profound... Read full biography
Zhao Zhiqian (Chinese: ???; 1829–1884) was a renowned Chinese calligrapher, seal carver and painter in the late Qing Dynasty, "the leading scholar-artist of his day." Zhao's seal carving had profound influence on the later masters, such as Wu Changshuo and Qi Baishi. He is also known under the... Read full biography
Zhao Zhiqian (Chinese: ???; 1829–1884) was a renowned Chinese calligrapher, seal carver and painter in the late Qing Dynasty, "the leading scholar-artist of his day." Zhao's seal carving had profound influence on the later masters, such as Wu Changshuo and Qi Baishi. He is also known under the courtesy name of Yifu (??) and his pseudonym (hào) of Lengjun (??), which he changed to Huishu (??) and Bei'an (??) respectively later in his life. Zhao was born in 1829 in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province... Read full biography
Zhao Zhiqian (Chinese: ???; 1829–1884) was a renowned Chinese calligrapher, seal carver and painter in the late Qing Dynasty, "the leading scholar-artist of his day." Zhao's seal carving had profound influence on the later masters, such as Wu Changshuo and Qi Baishi. He is also known under the courtesy name of Yifu (??) and his pseudonym (hào) of Lengjun (??), which he changed to Huishu (??) and Bei'an (??) respectively later in his life. Zhao was born in 1829 in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province into a merchant family. He became a Xiucai at the age of 20, and obtained the title Juren in 1859 in Zhejiang provincial exam. With the outbreak of Taiping Rebellion in the following year, his political ambition was hindered. During the rebellion, his... Read full biography
Zhao Zhiqian (Chinese: ???; 1829–1884) was a renowned Chinese calligrapher, seal carver and painter in the late Qing Dynasty, "the leading scholar-artist of his day." Zhao's seal carving had profound influence on the later masters, such as Wu Changshuo and Qi Baishi. He is also known under the courtesy name of Yifu (??) and his pseudonym (hào) of Lengjun (??), which he changed to Huishu (??) and Bei'an (??) respectively later in his life. Zhao was born in 1829 in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province into a merchant family. He became a Xiucai at the age of 20, and obtained the title Juren in 1859 in Zhejiang provincial exam. With the outbreak of Taiping Rebellion in the following year, his political ambition was hindered. During the rebellion, his family shattered, and a number of his art works as well as his collections were lost. Later, he went to Beijing for the national exa... Read full biography
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Zhao Zhiqian (Chinese: ???; 1829–1884) was a renowned Chinese calligrapher, seal carver and painter in the late Qing Dynasty, "the leading scholar-artist of his day." Zhao's seal carving had profound influence on the later masters, such as Wu Changshuo and Qi Baishi. He is also known under the courtesy name of Yifu (??) and his pseudonym (hào) of Lengjun (??), which he changed to Huishu (??) and Bei'an (??) respectively later in his life.
Zhao was born in 1829 in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province into a merchant family. He became a Xiucai at the age of 20, and obtained the title Juren in 1859 in Zhejiang provincial exam. With the outbreak of Taiping Rebellion in the following year, his political ambition was hindered.
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