Fu Mi, 1051 – 1107

The 4 Most Famous Paintings by Fu Mi

The painting that made Fu Mi famous is Title(Japanese): 草書四帖 (1000); it hangs in the Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts, Osaka. Model Calligraphies of Yingguang Hall (Yingguangtang tie)\n\nImage 1 of album 1 (1200) and Poem Written in a Boat on the Wu River (1095) follow it in the hearts of collectors and museum visitors. Of the 4 works by Fu Mi in our catalogue, these 4 are the most admired, each presented with its date, its museum and what sets it apart.

Rangordnet efter vores popularitetsscore, som kombinerer søgninger, besøg og ordrer for hvert værk. Opdateret oktober 2026. Every masterpiece on this page can be ordered as a museum-quality, hand-painted oil reproduction or a fine art print, at the size you choose.

Portræt af Fu Mi
Fu Mi · 1051 – 1107
Født · død
1051 – 1107, Jiangsu
Værker i vores katalog
4
Mest kendte
Title(Japanese): 草書四帖 (1000)
Flest værker hos
Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts

Fu Mi: the ten masterpieces

Poem Written in a Boat on the Wu River (1095) af Fu Mi
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Poem Written in a Boat on the Wu River

1095

Sun Guoting"s Manual on Calligraphy (687) states that calligraphy reveals the character and emotions of the writer. Few works demonstrate this principle as clearly as this handscroll by Mi Fu, the leading calligrapher of late Northern Song. Mi wrote Sailing on the Wu River with a suspended arm, working from the elbow rather than the wrist. It was not his aim to form perfect characters; instead, he entrusted his writing…

Where to see Fu Mi's paintings

De 2 museer, der rummer flest af malerierne på denne side.

Museum By Værker af Fu Mi Malerier fra denne liste
Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts, OsakaOsaka City Museum of Fine Arts Osaka 1 Title(Japanese): 草書四帖
Yale University Art Gallery, New HavenYale University Art Gallery New Haven 1 Mountains and Water

Fu Mi, year by year: the defining paintings

Every dated masterpiece of Fu Mi on this page belongs to 1095: here they are.

  1. 1095
    Poem Written in a Boat on the Wu River (1095) af Fu Mi
    #3 of 4

    Poem Written in a Boat on the Wu River

    Alder 44

    Sun Guoting"s Manual on Calligraphy (687) states that calligraphy reveals the character and emotions of the writer. Few works demonstrate this principle as clearly as this handscroll by…

Fu Mi's masterpieces: questions and answers

Which painting is Fu Mi best known for?Show the answer

Title(Japanese): 草書四帖 (1000), Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts, Osaka. Next come Model Calligraphies of Yingguang Hall (Yingguangtang tie)\n\nImage 1 of album 1 (1200) and Poem Written in a Boat on the Wu River (1095).

How many works did Fu Mi paint?Show the answer

Our catalogue lists 4 works by Fu Mi.

In which museums can I see Fu Mi's masterpieces?Show the answer

Most of them are in Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts (Osaka) og Yale University Art Gallery (New Haven). The table above lists the museums one by one.

Can I own a reproduction of a Fu Mi masterpiece?Show the answer

Yes. Every painting on this page can be ordered as a museum-quality, hand-painted oil reproduction or a fine art print, in the size you choose, from the painting's own page.

The life of Fu Mi

tidligt liv og karriere

Mi Fei, en kinesisk maler, digter og kalligraf, blev født i år 1051 i Taiyuan under Song-dynastiet. Hans tidlige år var præget af en dyb interesse for kunst og litteratur samt en usædvanlig hukommelse. Som medlem af en familie med tætte forbindelser til det kejserlige hof fik Mi Fei den privilegerede mulighed at bo i de kongelige paladser, hvor han påbegyndte sin karriere som bogrevisor samt professor i maleri og kalligrafi.

kunstnerisk stil og eftermæle

Mi Feis unikke stil til at male tågede landskaber, kendt som "Mi Fu"-stilen, involverede brugen af store, våde blækprikker påført med en flad pensel. Denne enestående teknik sikrede ham et ry som en af de fire største kalligrafer under Song-dynastiet, ved siden af Su Shi, Hung Tingjian og Cai Xian. Hans søn, Mi Youren, blev også en anerkendt maler, der overtog sin fars brug af store prikker af vådt blæk, hvilket senere fik øgenavnet "Mi-prikker".

bemærkelsesværdige værker og samlinger


personlighed og senere liv

Mi Fei var kendt for sin excentriske personlighed, herunder en manisk besættelse af renlighed og en lidenskabelig samler af sten, hvilket gav ham tilnavnet "den gale Mi". Han var desuden en flittig drikker. På trods af dette fortsatte han med at skabe ekstraordinære kunstværker og efterlod sig en arv som en af Kinas mest fejrede kunstnere.

Oplev den gådefulde verden i Mi Feis kunst, hvor tågede landskaber og kalligrafisk mesterskab vækkes til live.

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