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Mi Fu

1051 - 1107

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Mi Fu (Chinese: 米芾; 1051–1107), originally named Mi Fu (米黻, Chinese homophones), was a Chinese painter, poet, calligrapher, and art theorist during the Northern Song dynasty. Born in Taiyuan, he became known for his misty landscape paintings, which employed broad, wet ink dots applied with a flat brush. This technique, later known as the "Mi Fu Style", significantly influenced Chinese painting. His poetry was inspired by Li Bai, and his calligraphy by Wang Xizhi. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mi Fu has received more than 117,024 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Mi Fu is the 523rd most popular painter (up from 548th in 2019), the 400th most popular biography from China (up from 408th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Chinese Painter.

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  • 64.94

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Mi Fu ranks 523 out of 2,023. Before him are Lyonel Feininger, Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten, Théodore Chassériau, Arman, Willem van Aelst, and Stefano di Giovanni. After him are Giuseppe Crespi, Michael Wolgemut, Séraphine Louis, Bernard van Orley, Raoul Hausmann, and Peter Fendi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1051, Mi Fu ranks 1. After him are Bertha of Savoy, and Edgar Ætheling. Among people deceased in 1107, Mi Fu ranks 3. Before him are Kilij Arslan I, and Raymond of Burgundy. After him are Theophylact of Ohrid, Emperor Horikawa, Cheng Yi, Edgar, King of Scotland, Dagobert of Pisa, and Jayavarman VI.

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In China

Among people born in China, Mi Fu ranks 400 out of 1,610. Before him are Emperor Duanzong (1268), Cangjie (-2650), Emperor Huai of Jin (300), Hou Hsiao-hsien (1947), Kong Rong (153), and Deng Ai (197). After him are Liu Zhang (200), Pan Geng (-1500), Shen Buhai (-385), Emperor Muzong of Tang (795), Emperor Shang of Tang (695), and Li Shizhen (1517).

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Among PAINTERS In China

Among painters born in China, Mi Fu ranks 6. Before him are Shitao (1642), Han Gan (706), Gu Kaizhi (345), Guo Xi (1020), and Qi Baishi (1864). After him are Ma Yuan (1160), Ni Zan (1301), Tang Yin (1470), Dong Qichang (1555), Dong Yuan (932), and Wu Daozi (680).

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