Li Rihua (1565–1635) was a Chinese bureaucrat, artist and art critic from Jiaxing, during the late
Ming Dynasty. He wrote an extensive diary, the
Weishuixuan riji (Water-Tasting Gallery Diary), from 1609 to 1616, which detailed his many acquisitions as an art collector. The diary is so named because Li had a reputation as a connoisseur of tea, and was particularly skilled at selecting the best water with which to brew it. For a time, he was married to the courtesan Xue Susu, and wrote colophons for several of her paintings.
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李日华（1565年 - 1635年），字
君实，一字
九疑，号
竹懒、
痴居士，浙江嘉兴人。
晚明官员，书画家、鉴赏家。
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生平
李日华生于明世宗嘉靖四十四年（1565年），幼时聪敏，其父「口授以《大学》，率能成诵」，万历七年（1579年）参加已卯科乡试，为文放纵不羁，当时主考官郝敬赏识其才，录取为第二十五名，称：「天下那得如此好秀才。」万历二十年（1592年）中三甲二十二名进士，任九江府推官、西华知县。官至太仆少卿。归隐后，以著述、鉴藏自娱。《明史·文苑传》称其「恬澹和易，与物无忤。」，崇祯八年（1635年）卒。
成就
精鉴藏，世称「博雅君子」。擅绘画，绘《宿迁水溢图》轴。又有《恬致堂集》、《檇李丛谈》、《书画想象录》、《紫桃轩杂缀》、《味水轩日记》、《六砚斋笔记》、《梅墟先生别录》、《恬致堂诗话》等书，钱谦益在《恬致堂集》作《序》称：「文章者，天地英淑之气与人之灵心结习而成者也。与山水近，与市朝远；与异石古木哀吟清唳近，与尘壒远；与钟鼎彝器法书名画近，与时俗玩好远。故风流儒雅、博物好古之人，文章往往殊邈于世，其结习使然也。」。后人称李日华有「两多」，著作多、别号多。
注释
参考书目
• 《列朝诗集小传》
• 《静志居诗话》
• 《明诗纪事》
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