Mi Fei, 1051 – 1107

The 4 Most Famous Paintings by Mi Fei

The painting that made Mi Fei famous is Title(Japanese): 草書四帖 (1000); it hangs in the Muzej lepih umetnosti grada Osake, 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 Mi Fei 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 октобар 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.

Portrait of Mi Fei
Mi Fei · 1051 – 1107
Born · died
1051 – 1107, Ђангсу
Works in our catalogue
4
Most famous
Title(Japanese): 草書四帖 (1000)
Most works at
Muzej lepih umetnosti grada Osake

Mi Fei: the ten masterpieces

Poem Written in a Boat on the Wu River (1095) by Mi Fei
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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 Mi Fei's paintings

The 2 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.

Museum City Works by Mi Fei Paintings from this list
Muzej lepih umetnosti grada Osake, OsakaMuzej lepih umetnosti grada Osake Osaka 1 Title(Japanese): 草書四帖
Yale University Art Gallery, New HavenYale University Art Gallery New Haven 1 Mountains and Water

Mi Fei, year by year: the defining paintings

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

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

    Poem Written in a Boat on the Wu River

    Age 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…

Mi Fei's masterpieces: questions and answers

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

Title(Japanese): 草書四帖 (1000), Muzej lepih umetnosti grada Osake, 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 Mi Fei paint?Show the answer

Our catalogue lists 4 works by Mi Fei.

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

Most of them are in Muzej lepih umetnosti grada Osake (Osaka) and Yale University Art Gallery (New Haven). The table above lists the museums one by one.

Can I own a reproduction of a Mi Fei 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 Mi Fei

Rani život i karijera

Mi Fei, kineski slikar, pesnik i kaligraf, rođen je 1051. godine u Taiyuanu tokom dinastije Song. Njegovo ranije doba odrazilo je izuzetan interesovanje za umetnost i književnost, kao i neobične veštine pamćenja. Kao član porodice koja je imala bliske veze sa carskom porodicom, Mi Fei je imao privilegiju boravka u kraljevskim palatama, gde je započeo svoju karijeru kao recenzent knjiga, kao i profesor slikarstva i kaligrafije.

Umetnički stil i nasleđe

Njegov specifičan stil slikanja maglovitih pejzaža, poznat kao stil "Mi Fu", oslanjao se na upotrebu velikih, vlažnih tačaka mastila nanetih plosatim četkicom. Ova jedinstvena tehnika donela mu je reputaciju jednog od četiri najveća kaligrafa dinastije Song, pored umetnika kao što su Su Shi, Hung Tingjian i Cai Xian. Njegov sin, Mi Youren, takođe je postao čuveni slikar, usvojivši očevu tehniku korišćenja velikih tačaka vlažne mastile, što je kasnije dobilo naziv "Mi tačke".

Značajna dela i kolekcije


Zhao Mengfu: Jahači vodeći belog konja (Muzej umetnosti u Indianapolisu, svila) – ovo delo veličanstveno prikazuje uticaj koji je Mi Fei ostavio na buduće generacije umetnika.
Wen Zhengming: Studio istinskog uživanja (Zhen Shang Zhai) (Kineski centar za istraživanje moderne i savremene umetnosti, papir) – delo koje demonstrira neprolazni uticaj Mi Feijevog stila na kinesku umetnost.

Ličnost i kasniji život

Mi Fei je bio poznat po svojoj ekscentričnoj ličnosti, uključujući mani težnju ka čistoći i opsesiju prikupljanjem kamenja, zbog čega je dobio nadimak "ludi Mi". Bio je i veliki ljubitelj pića. Uprkos tome, nastavio je da stvara izuzetna umetnička dela, ostavljajući za sobom nasleđe jednog od najslavnijih umetnika Kine. Doživite enigmatični svet umetnosti Mi Feija, gde magloviti pejzaži i kaligrafsko majstorstvo oživljavaju.

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