Gao Qi Pei - Koukihai

A painter from the Qing Dynasty in China. His pen name was Wei Zhi. His pen names included Shoen and Nancun. He was from Liaoyang. He became an official and was appointed as the Minister of Justice. He was famous for his finger paintings, which he did without a brush, using the pads of his fingers and his nails. He was skilled in landscapes, people, flowers, trees, birds, animals, and fish, and his finger paintings, which had a strong ink and spirit, were sought after by the public, so there are few of his brush and ink paintings. It is unknown from whom he learned the finger painting technique. Another painter who did finger paintings was Gao Fenghan (1683-1743), but in Japan Ike no Taiga is the most famous.

[Shinya Hoshiyama]

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中国、清(しん)代の画家。字(あざな)は韋之(いし)。号は且園(しょえん)、南村など。遼陽(りょうよう)の人。官吏となり、刑部侍郎になった。筆を用いずに指の腹や爪(つめ)を使って描く指頭画で名声があった。山水、人物、花木、鳥獣、魚といずれにも巧みで、強い墨気と覇気のあるその指頭画を世人が求めたので、筆墨画には伝わるものが少ない。指頭画法をだれに学んだかは不詳。ほかに指頭画を描いた画家に高鳳翰(こうほうかん)（1683―1743）がいるが、わが国では池大雅(いけのたいが)が有名である。

［星山晋也］

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