Yu Zhi ( Chinese: 余穉, fl. 18th century), courtesy name Nanzhou (南洲), [1] was a Chinese court painter in the Qing dynasty. A native of Changshu [1] and the younger son of Yu Xun (余珣), [2] he and his brother Yu Sheng were in the residence of the politician Haiwang for two decades, and studied with the court painter Jiang Tingxi. [3] In 1737, as a result of Haiwang and Jiang's recommendations, [3] the Yu brothers were summoned to the Qianlong Emperor's court along with Zhou Kun. [4] In 1741, Yu Zhi was granted the second rank by the Qianlong Emperor which entitled him to nine taels of silver per month; Yu Sheng was granted the top rank with a monthly income of eleven taels. [3]
Yu Zhi was famous for his paintings of flowers, birds, insects, and fish. [2]
References
- ^ a b Zheng Xuefu (郑学富) (9 May 2021). "古画中的"母亲花"" ["Mother's Flowers" in Pre-Modern Paintings] (PDF). Xian Evening News (in Chinese). Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ a b Walravens, Hartmut; König, Albert (2020). Roter und gelber Papagei (Ara macao und Psittacula krameri, gelbe Mutation) am Kaiserhof in Peking (in German). p. 7. ISBN 9783752626445. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ a b c Nie Chongzheng. "A Treatise on the System of Court Paintings in the Qing Dynasty". Macau Museum of Art. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ Yang Boda. "The Development of the Ch'ien-lung Painting Academy". In Murck, Alfreda; Fong, Wen C. (eds.). Words and Images: Chinese Poetry, Calligraphy, and Painting. Translated by Jonathan Hay. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Princeton University Press. p. 341. ISBN 0-87099-604-5. Retrieved 6 March 2022 – via archive.org.
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