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Gu Kaizhi

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Chinese painter and politician (c. 344-406)

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Gu Kaizhi, courtesy name Changkang (長康), was a Chinese painter and politician during the Eastern Jin dynasty (317-420). He was a celebrated painter of ancient China. He was born in Wuxi and first painted at Nanjing in 364. In 366, he became an officer. Later he was promoted to royal officer.

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Gu Kaizhi, courtesy name Changkang (長康), was a Chinese painter and politician during the Eastern Jin dynasty (317-420). He was a celebrated painter of ancient China. He was born in Wuxi and first painted at Nanjing in 364. In 366, he became an officer. Later he was promoted to royal officer. He was also a talented poet and calligrapher. He wrote three books about painting theory: On Painting (畫論), Introduction of Famous Paintings of Wei and Jin Dynasties (魏晉勝流畫贊) and Painting Yuntai Mountain (畫雲台山記). He wrote: "In figure paintings the clothes and the appearances were not very important. The eyes were the spirit and the decisive factor."

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Lived 345 to 406 · aged 61
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