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Dai Xi () (1801–1860) was a 19th-century Chinese painter and representative of the academic manner. His
China On site.
* Ci hai bian ji wei yuan hui (). Ci hai (). Shanghai: Shanghai ci shu chu ban she (), 1979. * Sickman, Lawrence, ''Eight dynasties of Chinese Paintings'', Cleveland Museum of Arts, 1980.
Dai Xi () (1801–1860) was a 19th-century Chinese painter and representative of the academic manner. His sobriquet
A sobriquet ( ) is a descriptive nickname, sometimes assumed, but often given by another. A sobriquet is distinct from a pseudonym in that it is typically a familiar name used in place of a real name without the need for explanation; it may beco ...
was Chunshi () or 'Pure-Minded Scholar' and his pen name was Yu'an () or 'Elm Retreat', among others.Ci Hai: Page 1824.
Biography
Dai Xi was a native ofQiantang
The Qiantang River (), formerly known as the Hangchow River or Tsientang River, is a river in East China. An important commercial artery, it runs for through Zhejiang, passing through the provincial capital Hangzhou before flowing into the E ...
() near the cultural center of Hangzhou
Hangzhou, , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ; formerly romanized as Hangchow is a sub-provincial city in East China and the capital of Zhejiang province. With a population of 13 million, the municipality comprises ten districts, two counti ...
, although he spent many years in Guangzhou. In 1832 he joined officialdom, becoming a member of the Hanlin Academy. He later became Vice Minister of the Ministry of War (imperial China), Ministry of War, although absenting himself later for illness.
During the Taiping Rebellion Hangzhou was occupied by the rebels in 1860. Dai joined in the defense of the city and later committed suicide there by drowning himself in a pond. Dai was subsequently given the posthumous title or 'Cultured and Moderate'. Dai Xi painted in the manner of the great academic master Wang Hui (Qing Dynasty), Wang Hui of the previous century, although Dai Xi was said to have exceeded the master in artistic elegance. His work is similar to that of his contemporary Tang Yifen; together they were referred to as .Ci Hai: Page 1824. Dai's works are usually landscapes. His works include a generous mixture of genre subjects such as plants and humans.
In 1920 and 1934, published collections of his paintings appeared in China. Dai was also an avid coin collector, publishing a three-volume () work on the subject, ().
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References
* * Vainker, Shelagh, ''Chinese Paintings in the Ashmolean Museum Oxford'', Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 2000, , p. 37.China On site.
* Ci hai bian ji wei yuan hui (). Ci hai (). Shanghai: Shanghai ci shu chu ban she (), 1979. * Sickman, Lawrence, ''Eight dynasties of Chinese Paintings'', Cleveland Museum of Arts, 1980.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dai, Xi 1801 births 1860 deaths Artists from Hangzhou Painters from Zhejiang 19th-century Chinese painters Suicides by drowning in China