白石

Báishí
proper noun #90,131

Meanings

  1. 1 Baishi - art name (号) of Qi Baishi (齐白石, 1864-1957), the most celebrated modern Chinese ink painter, famous for his shrimp, crabs, and folk subjects

Examples

HSK 7-9
Báishí lǎorén de xiā huà de chūshén-rùhuà.
Old Master Baishi painted shrimp with miraculous skill.
HSK 7-9
Zhè fú huà shì Qí Báishí de zhēnjì.
This painting is an authentic Qi Baishi.

Tips

culture
白石 is the (art name) of 齐白石; art names were how literati preferred to sign their work. Chinese collectors often refer to him simply as 白石老人 ('Old Man Baishi'). His shrimp paintings are the single most recognizable image in 20th-century Chinese ink art.

Stroke Order

bái
shí