Gao Fenghan

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Gao Fenghan, (top):Fragrant Blossom Snow in the Desert Mountains, (bottom): Study in the Shade of the Wutong Tree, Museum of East Asian Art, Dahlem

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Gāo Fènghàn (1683–1749) was born in Shandong to a minor bureaucrat. He was a painter, poet, and seal-carver. He later became associated with the Yangzhou school of painters. These painters were known as eccentrics for their unorthodox style and preference for individualism. Gāo Fènghàn is not usually considered of the eight Yangzhou eccentrics, but is associational. Like his father, he served a minor post in the bureaucracy, but this did not occur until 1739. In 1736, this job led to his imprisonment. The following year, injuries during his time in prison combined with arthritis to disable his right hand. After that he painted with his left. These paintings have since gained some renown among Chinese art collectors.

Sources

Chinese Paintings in the Ashmolean Museum Oxford(48) Oxford ISBN 1-85444-132-9
Artnet Page on him

External links

Gao Fenghan in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum, New York

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Name	Gao, Fenghan
Alternative names
Short description	Chinese artist
Date of birth	1683
Place of birth
Date of death	1749
Place of death

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