HSIA KUEI

born , Chekiang province; fl. 11951224 Pinyin Xia Gui one of China's greatest masters of landscape painting, cofounder with Ma Yan of the Ma-Hsia school. The album leaf and the hand scroll with a continuous panorama were his predominant forms. His works are typically in ink monochrome, occasionally with a few touches of colour. His style is characterized by short, sharp, angular strokes suggesting rapid execution. Additional reading One of the best English-language sources of information on Hsia Kuei is the article on him by Sherman E. Lee in the Encyclopedia of World Art, vol. 7 (1963), col. 650654. See also Osvald Sirn, Chinese Painting: Leading Masters and Principles, vol. 2 (1956, reissued 1974), pp. 119124; and James Cahill, Chinese Painting (1960, reissued 1985), pp. 7987, which discuss Hsia Kuei in the context of the Ma-Hsia school.