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Liu Haisu (刘海粟)

Liu Haisu was a pioneering painter and art educator who played a major role in shaping modern Chinese art and its institutions.

Birth
1896-03-16 06:00 · Changzhou, Jiangsu
Gender
Male
Time Source
AI inferred

Birth Time Verification

Liu Haisu’s birth date follows records from the Liu Haisu Art Museum: 1896-03-16, with Changzhou, Jiangsu as the birthplace. No direct birth-hour record is available, so this page marks the hour as inferred and compares the twelve hour candidates. The Mao hour gives Bing Shen, Xin Mao, Wu Chen, Yi Mao. The Wu Earth day master is born in the Mao month. Xin Metal Hurting Officer appears in the month stem, while the Yi Mao hour brings Direct Officer to the foreground. The combination gives sharp artistic expression while keeping him tied to schools, systems, and students. The Mao hour works because it explains both lines of his life: nude sketching and Chinese-Western painting methods that challenged old habits, and the long responsibility of running institutions such as Shanghai Art College and Nanjing University of the Arts.
Confirmed Time
06:00
Hour
乙卯
Time Source
AI inferred

Core Analysis

Using the Mao hour, Liu Haisu’s chart is Bing Shen, Xin Mao, Wu Chen, Yi Mao. The Wu Earth day master sits on Chen, Mao Wood commands the month, and Yi Mao appears again in the hour. The local chart engine reads a Direct Officer structure, favoring fire and earth while avoiding excess wood.

This is not simply the chart of a painter. Xin Metal Hurting Officer in the month points to artistic expression, a critical voice, and resistance to old rules. Heavy Yi Mao Direct Officer keeps him in schools, associations, and public art education. What makes Liu Haisu interesting is exactly that sharpness and responsibility existed at the same time.

In 1912 he entered Gui Si luck: wealth brought resources, Si Fire generated earth, and the art school was founded. Around 1930, Jia Wu luck brought Seven Killings and resource star together, so overseas study, exhibitions, and disputes all grew larger. He died in 1994 during Xin Chou Hurting Officer luck and the Jia Xu year. At such an advanced age, earth, metal, and wood all moving together points in traditional life-limit reading to lung qi, heart-lung strain, and the endurance of bones and tendons.

Key BaZi Signals
Main Line
Day Master Wu
Structure
Direct Officer structure
Relations
Year Branch Shen · Day Branch Chen

Traits

01

Artistic Edge

Xin Metal Hurting Officer in the month makes him bold in speech and experiment.

02

Teaching Duty

A heavy Direct Officer structure kept him tied to art education throughout life.

03

East-West Absorption

Shen Metal carries Eating God, useful for absorbing outside methods.

04

Dispute Pressure

Hurting Officer meeting officer makes each forward step easier to question.

Timeline

Each year shows the event, luck pillar, annual pillar, relations, and interpretation for direct comparison.

1912
16yrs Career

Founded Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts

Liu Haisu helped found Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts, which later became Shanghai Art College.

BaZi Note
Gui Si luck brought resource through wealth, while Si Fire generated Wu Earth. In 1912, Ren Zi made wealth highly active. A school needed space, students, and public resources, and this year pushed the art ideal into an institution.
1917
21yrs Career

Nude sketching caused controversy

Shanghai Art College promoted nude sketching, placing Liu Haisu at the center of new-art disputes.

BaZi Note
Within Gui Si luck, Si Fire resource protected the day master and gave an educational name. In 1917, Ding Si made resource clearer. Nude sketching was not just provocation; it challenged old habits under the banner of teaching reform.
1931
35yrs Career

Studied and exhibited in Europe

Liu Haisu traveled to Europe to study art, while his works and lectures entered a larger international field.

BaZi Note
Jia Wu luck brought outside pressure through Seven Killings, with Wu Fire resource protecting identity. In 1931, Xin Wei made Hurting Officer visible, favoring works and views being voiced. Wei Earth supported him through travel and strain.
1979
83yrs Career

Major retrospective exhibitions

Liu Haisu painting exhibitions were held in Beijing, Nanjing, Shanghai, and other cities, bringing late-life recognition back into view.

BaZi Note
Ji Hai luck brought peers, old networks, and Hai Water circulation of works. In 1979, Ji Wei gave supportive earth, restoring late-life reputation and returning his works to public exhibition halls.
1994
98yrs Personal

Died in Shanghai

Liu Haisu died in Shanghai in 1994.

BaZi Note
Xin Chou luck placed Hurting Officer beside damp earth. In 1994, Jia Xu brought Seven Killings wood to the surface and moved the day-master root through Xu Earth. At such an age, wood, earth, and metal contending points to strain on heart-lung function, bones, tendons, and qi-blood.

FAQ

Why does this Liu Haisu BaZi use the Mao hour? +
There is no direct birth-hour record. Among twelve-hour candidates, Yi Mao explains both his artistic sharpness and his long responsibility in art education.
What is the core structure of Liu Haisu’s BaZi? +
Using the Mao hour, it is a Direct Officer structure. Direct Officer ties him to schools and public identity, while Xin Metal Hurting Officer brings the disputes around nude sketching and Chinese-Western painting methods.
How does the chart read the nude-sketching controversy? +
Xin Metal Hurting Officer appears in the month, giving strong expressive edge. The Yi Mao Direct Officer hour places the dispute inside an educational system rather than a purely personal rebellion.
How does 1994 read in the chart? +
Xin Chou luck and the Jia Xu year move Hurting Officer, Seven Killings, and earth together. At an advanced age, qi-blood, bones, tendons, and heart-lung pressure become obvious.

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