Dai Kui Explained

Dai Kui (~331–396) was an artist who lived in Eastern Jin in what is today China.^[1]

He was known as a poet, painter, and musician and was one of the first to establish the tradition of scientific amateur painting (wenrenhua). He was also the leading sculptor of his time, almost the only specimen in Chinese history of a gentleman who practiced this craft. He created bronze, lacquer statues, and carved wooden sculptures.^[2] Dai Kui painted mostly Buddhist and Daoist themes.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: 蜂屋邦夫 .

   ja:蜂屋邦夫

   . 欽偉剛譯. zh:《道家思想與佛教》. 211–303 . zh:〈戴逵的藝術．學問．信仰〉. 遼寧教育出版社 . 瀋陽 . 2000 . 7538258736 . zh-hans.
2. Book: Lee, Sherman E.. China, 5000 years: innovation and transformation in the arts. 1998. New York : Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. 978-0-89207-202-6.
3. Web site: Chinese painting - Qin (221–206 bce) and Han (206 bce–220 ce) dynasties. 2020-07-15. Encyclopedia Britannica. en.