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Xu Wei

1521 - 1593

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Xu Wei (Chinese: 徐渭; pinyin: Xú Wèi; Wade–Giles: Hsü Wei, 1521–1593), also known as Qingteng Shanren (Chinese: 青藤山人; pinyin: Qīngténg Shānrén), was a Chinese painter, playwright, poet, and tea master during the Ming dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Xu Wei has received more than 97,669 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Xu Wei is the 939th most popular painter (down from 870th in 2019), the 616th most popular biography from China (down from 556th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Chinese Painter.

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  • 53.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Xu Wei ranks 939 out of 1,421Before him are Jean François de Troy, Albrecht Adam, Cornelis Engebrechtsz., Giovanna Garzoni, Abanindranath Tagore, and Raden Saleh. After him are Paul Gustav Fischer, Jan Sanders van Hemessen, Tahir Salahov, Jacques-Laurent Agasse, Alonso Berruguete, and Arnold Houbraken.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1521, Xu Wei ranks 9Before him are Peter Canisius, Christina of Denmark, Maurice, Elector of Saxony, Maria of Portugal, Duchess of Viseu, Andrew Avellino, and Philippe de Monte. After him are Richard Chancellor and Thomas Wyatt the Younger. Among people deceased in 1593, Xu Wei ranks 9Before him are Emperor Ōgimachi, Li Shizhen, Juan de Herrera, Jacques Amyot, Symon Budny, and Maciej Stryjkowski. After him are Louis III, Duke of Württemberg and Abd al-Samad.

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In China

Among people born in China, Xu Wei ranks 616 out of 1,392Before him are Cheng Hao (1032), Charlie Soong (1861), Liu Bocheng (1892), Pan Yuliang (1895), Yang Jiechi (1950), and Yijing (635). After him are Li Hongzhi (1951), Boris Blacher (1903), Xin Qiji (1140), Lu Ji (261), Tao Hongjing (456), and Cheng Pei-pei (1946).

Among PAINTERS In China

Among painters born in China, Xu Wei ranks 23Before him are Bada Shanren (1626), Li Cheng (919), Wen Zhengming (1470), Wang Meng (1308), Muqi (1210), and Pan Yuliang (1895). After him are Zao Wou-Ki (1920), Xu Beihong (1895), Huang Tingjian (1045), Zhang Daqian (1899), Huang Gongwang (1269), and Li Tang (1050).