Mi Fei
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Middle Ages
- Categories: Arts
- Subcategories: Artists, Artisans, Crafts
- Curriculum: Asian History
Article abstract: An accomplished calligrapher and the paragon of Chinese artist-connoisseurs, Mi Fei played a pivotal role in the transmission of the classical tradition of Chinese calligraphy.
Early Life
Mi Fei (also known as Mi Fu, Yüan-chang, Hsiang-yang, and Hai-yüeh Wai-shih) was born at the beginning of the year 1052 in Hsiang-yang County in Hupeh Province, China. Although he did not come from a distinguished family tradition, he was reared on the palace grounds, as his mother served as a palace lady of the empress and wife of Emperor Ying...
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