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Muqi

1210 - 1270

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Muqi or Muxi (Chinese: 牧谿; Japanese: Mokkei; 1210?–1269?), also known as Fachang (Chinese: 法常), was a Chinese Chan Buddhist monk and painter who lived in the 13th century, around the end of the Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279). Today, he is considered to be one of the greatest Chan painters in history. His ink paintings, such as the Daitokuji triptych and Six Persimmons are regarded as essential Chan paintings. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Muqi has received more than 46,485 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Muqi is the 913th most popular painter (down from 906th in 2019), the 626th most popular biography from China (down from 600th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Chinese Painter.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.75

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Muqi ranks 913 out of 2,023. Before him are Adolphe Monticelli, Anton Graff, Louise Catherine Breslau, Karel Škréta, Cornelis de Vos, and Christen Købke. After him are Giampietrino, Emile Claus, Pedro Américo, David Roberts, Il Pordenone, and Amrita Sher-Gil.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1210, Muqi ranks 11. Before him are Birger Jarl, Treniota, Floris IV, Count of Holland, Barnim I, Duke of Pomerania, Chaka of Bulgaria, and Toros Roslin. After him are Guan Hanqing, Campanus of Novara, Bonaventura Berlinghieri, Giacomo da Lentini, Guido Bonatti, and Morta. Among people deceased in 1270, Muqi ranks 15. Before him are John Tristan, Count of Valois, Toros Roslin, Si Inthrathit, David VII of Georgia, Mécia Lopes de Haro, and Hethum I, King of Armenia. After him are Margaret of Sicily, Isabelle of France, Alfonso of Brienne, and Margaret, Marchioness of Namur.

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In China

Among people born in China, Muqi ranks 626 out of 1,610. Before him are Liu Yongfu (1837), Liu Penzi (11), Pei Songzhi (372), Emperor Xuanwu of Northern Wei (483), Konstantin Rodzaevsky (1907), and Lu Xiufu (1236). After him are Ouyang Xun (557), Chen Gongbo (1892), Leizu (null), Zhang Zeduan (1085), Zhou Daguan (1266), and Sergei Stepashin (1952).

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Among PAINTERS In China

Among painters born in China, Muqi ranks 21. Before him are Yun Shouping (1633), Liang Kai (1200), Wen Zhengming (1470), Bada Shanren (1626), Zao Wou-Ki (1920), and Pan Yuliang (1895). After him are Zhang Zeduan (1085), Huang Tingjian (1045), Li Cheng (919), Li Tang (1050), Wu Zhen (1280), and Xu Wei (1521).

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