Shitao

Summary

Shitao is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Guilin^[2]. He was born on January 1, 1642^[3]. He passed away in Yangzhou^[4]. He died on January 1, 1707^[5]. He worked as a painter^[6], poet^[7], art theorist^[8], and Buddhist monk^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (141 views/month, #7,244 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Born in Guilin^[2], Shitao…
• Shitao passed away in Yangzhou^[4].
• Shitao was born on January 1, 1642^[3].
• Shitao was born on January 1, 1630^[11].
• Shitao died on January 1, 1707^[5].
• Shitao's father was Zhu Hengjia^[12].
• Shitao held citizenship in Ming dynasty^[13].
• Shitao held citizenship in Qing dynasty^[14].
• Shitao's professions included painter^[6].
• Shitao worked as a poet^[7].
• Shitao's professions included art theorist^[8].
• Shitao's professions included Buddhist monk^[9].
• Shitao's religion is recorded as Buddhism^[15].
• Shitao was influenced by Mei Qing^[16].
• Shitao is recorded as male^[17].
• Shitao's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Shitao's family is recorded as House of Zhu^[19].
• Shitao's genre is landscape painting^[20].
• Shitao is part of Four Monks^[21].
• Shitao's Commons category is recorded as Shitao^[22].
• Shitao's family name is recorded as Zhu^[23].
• Shitao's pseudonym is recorded as Jüan-ťi^[24].
• Shitao's pseudonym is recorded as Kchu-kua che-šang^[25].
• Shitao's pseudonym is recorded as Čchao-ťi^[26].
• Shitao's pseudonym is recorded as Š-tchao^[27].

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Origins and Family

Shitao's place of birth was Guilin^[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1642^[3] and January 1, 1630^[11]. His father was Zhu Hengjia^[12].

Education

Shitao studied under Bada Shanren^[28].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include painter^[6], poet^[7], art theorist^[8], and Buddhist monk^[9].

Personal Life

Shitao's religion is recorded as Buddhism^[15].

Death and Burial

Shitao died on January 1, 1707^[5]. He died in Yangzhou^[4].

Why It Matters

Shitao ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (141 views/month, #7,244 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] He is known by 136 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]

He has been cited as an influence by Chang Ta-chien^[31], a painter^[32], 1899–1983^[33], of Qing dynasty^[34], specialised in painting^[35] and Gao Xiang^[36], a painter^[37], 1688–1753^[38], of Qing dynasty^[39], specialised in shan shui^[40].

FAQs

Where was Shitao born?

Shitao was born in Guilin^[2].

Where did Shitao die?

Shitao passed away in Yangzhou^[4].

Who were Shitao's parents?

Shitao's father was Zhu Hengjia^[12].

What did Shitao do for work?

Shitao worked as painter^[6], poet^[7], art theorist^[8], and Buddhist monk^[9].

Who did Shitao influence?

Shitao has been cited as an influence by Chang Ta-chien^[31] and Gao Xiang^[36].