Lǚ Jì (Lü Chi, traditional: 呂紀, simplified: 吕纪); ca. (1477-''unknown'') was a Chinese painter of primarily bird and flower works during the

Ming Dynasty The Ming dynasty (), officially the Great Ming, was an Dynasties in Chinese history, imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol Empire, Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last ort ...

(1368–1644). His specific date of death is unknown. Lu was born in

Ningbo Ningbo (; Ningbonese: ''gnin² poq⁷'' , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), formerly romanized as Ningpo, is a major sub-provincial city in northeast Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. It comprises 6 urban districts, 2 sate ...

in the

Zhejiang Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Jiang ...

province. His style name was 'Tingzhen'. Lu's paintings display two distinct styles. Some of his works use brilliant colors in an almost inhibited presentation, while other are more flowing but with subdued ink and water colors.

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1477 births Artists from Ningbo Year of death unknown Ming dynasty painters Painters from Zhejiang {{China-painter-stub