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One of Sixteen Album Leaves, Hu Gongshou
One of Sixteen Album Leaves, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), dated 1882

Hu Gongshou

1823–1886 · Chinese painting: Qing · 1 work

Hu Gongshou (1823 to 1886), also known as Hu Yuan, came from Huating, now Songjiang in Shanghai. He excelled at landscapes and flowers, and the Shanghai Museum calls him a pioneer of the Shanghai School. He also worked with Ren Yi: in a portrait now in that museum, Ren painted the figures and Hu the setting.

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Artist information: Shanghai Museum, Art Institute of Chicago.

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