Fan Qi (Fan Ch'i, traditional: 樊圻, simplified: 樊圻; 1616–1694) was a
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landscape painter during the
Qing dynasty
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(1644–1912), one of the
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. His specific years of birth and death are unknown.
Fan was born in
Jiangning
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in the
Jiangsu
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province.
His style name was 'Huigong'. Fan specialized in paintings of landscapes, flowers, and human figures.
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1616 births
1694 deaths
Qing dynasty landscape painters
Painters from Nanjing
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