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Gu Kaizhi

c. 344–406 · 4th century

Gu Kaizhi was a Chinese painter of the Eastern Jin dynasty, regarded as one of the founders of Chinese figure painting. He served as an official and wrote some of the earliest Chinese essays on painting. Works traditionally attributed to him, known through later copies, include the Admonitions of the Instructress to the Court Ladies scroll in the British Museum and the Nymph of the Luo River.

Gu Kaizhi
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