Gai Qi

Gai Qi (Chinese: 改琦; 1774–1829), courtesy name Bowen 伯蕰, art names Qiliang 七郎 and Yuhu Waishi 玉壶外史, was a poet and painter born in western China during the Qing dynasty.

His work often used a delicate baimiao (outline) style, which can be clearly seen in his illustrations for the novel, Dream of the Red Chamber.

[2] The scholar Wang Qisun (王岂孙) commissioned Gai Qi to paint an album of famous Chinese women, both historical and legendary.

Wang's second wife, Cao Zhenxiu, wrote poems about the women and produced the calligraphy in the album.

[3] Gai took as a student the talented woman painter and poet Qian Shoupu (錢守璞) (c.