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1630–1707 · Chinese painter and poet (1642-1707)

Also known as: Shi Tao, Achang, Achang Zhu, Chaoji, Chi Tao, Chi-shan-seng

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Dong Qichang1555–1636
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Writes influential late-Ming painting theory and connoisseurship notes on landscape, brushwork and the Southern school, which Shitao's sayings engage with. (AI reason)
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Xi Guo1956–
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His Linquan gaozhi is a foundational treatise on landscape painting, philosophically close to Shitao's Huayu lu. (AI reason)
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Bada Shanren1626–1705
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An individualist early-Qing monk-painter whose inscribed poems and eccentric expressive style parallel Shitao's. (AI reason)
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Gong Xian1618–1689
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An early-Qing landscape painter whose writings on technique and inscriptions explore similar ink-landscape concerns. (AI reason)
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Jing Hao1558–1639
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His Bifa ji sets out principles of brush and ink in landscape, a theoretical precursor to Shitao's ideas. (AI reason)
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Su Shi1037–1101
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His poetry and remarks on literati painting champion expressive spontaneity over formal likeness. (AI reason)
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Wang Wei1597–1647
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Writes Buddhist-tinged landscape poetry that fuses poetry and painting, echoing Shitao's contemplative mood. (AI reason)
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Zheng Xie1693–1766
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A Yangzhou eccentric whose poems, letters and painting inscriptions carry Shitao's individualist literati spirit. (AI reason)
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Binhong Huang1865–1955
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Writes modern theoretical essays on brush and ink in landscape painting that build on Shitao's approach. (AI reason)
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