高翔

Gāo Xiáng

proper noun

Meanings

1 Gao Xiang, Qing dynasty painter and calligrapher, one of the 'Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou' (扬州八怪), famed for plum blossoms and landscapes

About Gao Xiang

1688–1753 · 画家 painter

Qing painter and seal carver from Yangzhou, counted among the 扬州八怪 (Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou), known for sparse plum blossoms and landscapes. He was a young friend of the painter 石涛.

Also called 凤岗、西唐

Characters

高

gāo

tall, high; surname Gao

翔

xiáng

to soar, glide

Examples

HSK 6

高翔画的梅花清瘦传神。

Gāo Xiáng huà de méihuā qīngshòu chuánshén.

Gao Xiang's plum blossoms are spare and vividly expressive.

HSK 7-9

高翔是扬州八怪之一。

Gāo Xiáng shì Yángzhōu Bāguài zhīyī.

Gao Xiang was one of the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou.

Tips

culture

The eight in 扬州八怪 are not a fixed list: different writers named different painters, and 高翔 is on some lists but not others. After 石涛 died, he swept his grave every year for the rest of his life.

Stroke Order

高 gāo

翔 xiáng

高翔