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Gu An

Type Figure Region China Time 1289–1364 Also known as Gu Dingzhi、Old Man of the Winding Studio

Gu An (1289–1364), style name Dingzhi, sobriquet Old Man of the Winding Studio, a Yuan painter from Songjiang famed for ink bamboo.

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  1. 1289–1320Songjiang · Songjiang DistrictA native of Songjiang who devoted his early years to studying ink bamboo, following Wen Tong and Li Kan, with lucid vigorous brushwork, gradually emerging on the Jiangnan art scene.
  2. 1331–1364Jiangnan · JiangnanRanked with Ke Jiusi among Yuan masters of ink bamboo; his vigorous, elegant works placed him in Jiangnan literati circles alongside landscape painters such as Huang Gongwang and Ni Zan.

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