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Xia Gui

1195 - 1224

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Xia Gui (Chinese: 夏珪; Wade–Giles: Hsia Kui; fl. 1195–1224), courtesy name Yuyu (禹玉), was a Chinese landscape painter of the Song dynasty. Very little is known about his life, and only a few of his works survive, but he is generally considered one of China's greatest artists. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Xia Gui has received more than 66,402 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Xia Gui is the 783rd most popular painter (up from 824th in 2019), the 570th most popular biography from China (down from 564th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Chinese Painter.

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  • 66k

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  • 62.15

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Xia Gui ranks 783 out of 2,023. Before her are François-André Vincent, Jacob Philipp Hackert, Władysław Strzemiński, Ramon Casas, Juan de Valdés Leal, and Agatharchus. After her are Karel Dujardin, Emanuel de Witte, Bartolomeo Montagna, Yun Shouping, Jean Metzinger, and Willem van de Velde the Younger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1195, Xia Gui ranks 5. Before her are Anthony of Padua, Pope Innocent IV, Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria, and Johannes de Sacrobosco. After her are Henry IV, Duke of Limburg, Geoffrey II of Villehardouin, Philip II, Marquis of Namur, and Henry VI, Count Palatine of the Rhine. Among people deceased in 1224, Xia Gui ranks 4. Before her are Emperor Ningzong, Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, and Yusuf II, Almohad caliph. After her are Hōjō Yoshitoki, and Abd al-Wahid I.

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In China

Among people born in China, Xia Gui ranks 570 out of 1,610. Before her are Shen Zhou (1427), Ji Kang (223), Wang Qishan (1948), Yuan Zhen (779), Shiing-Shen Chern (1911), and Joan Chen (1961). After her are Yun Shouping (1633), Huang Xing (1874), Xu Shichang (1855), Go Seigen (1914), Li Siyuan (867), and Octar (350).

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Among PAINTERS In China

Among painters born in China, Xia Gui ranks 14. Before her are Ni Zan (1301), Tang Yin (1470), Dong Qichang (1555), Dong Yuan (932), Wu Daozi (680), and Shen Zhou (1427). After her are Yun Shouping (1633), Liang Kai (1200), Wen Zhengming (1470), Bada Shanren (1626), Zao Wou-Ki (1920), and Pan Yuliang (1895).

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