The painting that made Mi Fu famous is Title(Japanese): 草書四帖 (1000); it hangs in the Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts, Осака. 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 Mi Fu in our catalogue, these 4 are the most admired, each presented with its date, its museum and what sets it apart.
Ranked by our popularity score, which combines the searches, visits and orders for each work. Updated October 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.
Yingguangtang Tie is a collection of model calligraphy by Mi Fu (1051–1108) of the Northern Song. The rubbing was commissioned by Yue Ke (1183– after 1241), grandson of the famous General Yue Fei during the early Shaoding reign of the Southern Song (ca. 1229–1233). Mi Fu was a great painter and one of the
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…
The 2 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by Mi Fu | Paintings from this list |
|---|---|---|---|
 Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts |
Осака | 1 | Title(Japanese): 草書四帖 |
 Yale University Art Gallery |
New Haven | 1 | Mountains and Water |
Every dated masterpiece of Mi Fu on this page belongs to 1095: here they are.
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…
Title(Japanese): 草書四帖 (1000), Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts, Осака. 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).
Our catalogue lists 4 works by Mi Fu.
Most of them are in Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts (Осака) and Yale University Art Gallery (New Haven). The table above lists the museums one by one.
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.