Gao Qipei
Gao Qipei (; 1660–1734) was born in Tieling to a family of Manchu ethnicity. He had success as an official in southern China, but is best known today as a painter. He initially gained reputation as an artist who did landscapes and figures in traditional style. By age twenty, he became known as an eccentric who preferred using his fingers instead of a brush. This style had precedents as Zhang Zao also preferred finger painting, but Gao Qipei went further. He grew his fingernails long to make them more effective instruments, and used his entire hand to create a highly individualized style. Sources Chinese Paintings in the Ashmolean Museum Oxford(51) Oxford Rijksmuseum Cornell Museum handbook on him Qing dynasty painters 1660 births 1734 deaths Painters from Jiangxi Qing dynasty government officials Han Chinese Bordered White Bannermen Han Chinese Bordered Yellow Bannermen