Yu Ji (painter)

Yu Ji (Chinese: 余集; pinyin: Yú Jí; 29 Jan 1739–1823) was a Chinese painter, calligrapher, and poet active during the Qing dynasty. A Hangzhou native and a member of the Hanlin Academy, he was known for painting female figures, which earned him the nickname Yu meiren or "Yu, the Painter of Beauties" (余美人). Yu was also an editor; he contributed to the Siku Quanshu and was the collator of the first printed edition of Liaozhai zhiyi or Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio published in 1766.^[1][2]

Lady on a Bench by Yu Ji

References

Citations

1. Fong & Widmer 2010, pp. 124–125.
2. Hummel 2018, p. 813.

Bibliography

• Fong, Grace S.; Widmer, Ellen (2010). The Inner Quarters and Beyond: Women Writers from Ming through Qing. Bril. ISBN 9789004190269.
• Hummel, Arthur W. (2018). Eminent Chinese of the Qing Period: 1644-1911/2. Berkshire Publishing Group. ISBN 9781614728498.