Shang Xi

Shang Xi (Chinese: 商喜; pinyin: Shāng Xǐ; Wade–Giles: Shang Hsi; fl. ca. 1430–1440);[1] was a Chinese mural and scroll painter during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644). His specific birth and death dates are not known.

Shang Xi, Guan Yu Capturing His Enemy Pang De, Palace Museum

Shang was born in Puyang in the Henan province. His style name was 'Weiji' (惟吉). He was an imperial court painter who was awarded the title 'Commander of the Imperial Guards'.[2]

Notes
  1. Barnhart: 376.
  2. Barnhart: 202.

References
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  • Barnhart, R. M. et al. (1997). Three thousand years of Chinese painting. New Haven, Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-07013-6


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