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What rank did Xia Gui attain in the Imperial Painting Academy?

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Pure and Remote View of Streams and Mountains, detail of hand scroll in ink and paper by Xia Gui, early 13th century (Southern Song); in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan. — Xia Gui *Pure and Remote View of Streams and Mountains*, detail of hand scroll in ink and paper by Xia Gui, early 13th century (Southern Song); in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan.

In the Imperial Painting Academy, the Chinese artist Xia Gui attained the rank of daizhao, which translates to "painter in attendance." Additionally, he was awarded the Golden Belt, which was the highest honor a court painter could receive during that period.1