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Chinese Painter

By Brandi Leigh - 2008.

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Dong Qichang was not only a noted Chinese landscape painter, calligrapher and theoretician, but he was also a politician who led a controversial life. He lived and died during the Ming Dynasty � the last dynasty in China to be ruled by the Hans.

Dong Qichang was born was born to a poor but scholarly family in 1555 in Huating (now Shanghai) of China. At the age of 12 he took and passed a civil service exam where he won a place at the Government School.

Dong qichang biography of michael

At 17 he took the imperial civil service exam, however placed in second because although bright, his calligraphy was messy. Being a perfectionist, Qichang spent the next few years training to become a famous calligrapher. By age 35 he had become a high ranking official of the imperial government, and was recognized for his calligraphy skills, especially in grass and running hand.

In 1590 Qichang traveled to Peking to serve at the I