Shang Xi (; fl. ca. 1430–1440);
[Barnhart: 376.] was a
Chinese
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mural and scroll painter during the
Ming Dynasty
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(1368–1644). His specific birth and death dates are not known.
Shang was born in
Puyang in the
Henan
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province. His
style name
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was 'Weiji' (). He was an imperial
court painter
A court painter was an artist who painted for the members of a royal or princely family, sometimes on a fixed salary and on an exclusive basis where the artist was not supposed to undertake other work. Painters were the most common, but the cour ...
who was awarded the title 'Commander of the Imperial Guards'.
[Barnhart: 202.]
Notes
References
*Barnhart, R. M. et al. (1997). Three thousand years of Chinese painting. New Haven, Yale University Press.
Ming dynasty painters
Year of death unknown
Year of birth uncertain
Court painters
People from Puyang
Painters from Henan
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