Gu An
Illustration — New Bamboo by Gu An, 14th century, Palace Museum Gu An ((ca. 1289–after 1365), style name as Dingzhi (定之), pseudonym as Yuna Jushi (迂那居士), was a famed Chinese painter in the Yuan Dynasty. An as born in Huaidong (淮東 - present day Kunshan in Jiangsu Province).
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Gu An

Gu An · https: minghuaji.dpm.org.cn/paint/detail?id=9fb7b86617034b1f9eb094186e108256 · Public domain
- Born
- 1289 · Kunshan.
- Nationality
- Yuan dynasty
- Occupation
- painter
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Illustration — New Bamboo by Gu An, 14th century, Palace Museum Gu An ((ca. 1289–after 1365), style name as Dingzhi (定之), pseudonym as Yuna Jushi (迂那居士), was a famed Chinese painter in the Yuan Dynasty. An as born in Huaidong (淮東 - present day Kunshan in Jiangsu Province).
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He excelled in bamboo painting, particularly bamboo waving in the breeze.
Work by Gu An is recorded in the collections of Cincinnati Art Museum, The Palace Museum and National Palace Museum.
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