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Mi Fu, also known as Mi Fei, was a Chinese painter, poet, and calligrapher born in Taiyuan, Shanxi during the Song dynasty. In painting he gained 1 (recognize) for his style of painting misty landscapes. This style was considered as the “Mi Fu” style and involved the use of large wet dots of ink 2 (apply) with a flat brush. His poetry followed the style of Li Bai and his calligraphy that of Wang Xizhi.
He is best known for his calligraphy, 3 he is regarded as one of the four 4 (great) calligraphers in the Song dynasty. His style arises from that of calligraphers in earlier dynasties, but with a unique mark 5 his own.
As 6 famous calligrapher, Mi Fu was also noted as an eccentric (怪人). At times he 7 (call) “Madman Mi” because he was 8 (true) crazy about collecting stones. He even declared one stone to be his brother. He would bow to his “brother” rock 9 (show) the devotion given to older brothers. His son, Mi Youren, was also a famous painter in his father’s artistic style. Unlike his father, Mi Youren lived to be quite elderly, 10 (die) at the age of 79.