Gu Zhengyi () was a famed Chinese painter active during the

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. His birth and death years are unknown. His

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was 'Zhongfan' (仲方) and his pseudonym was Tinglin (亭林). He was a native Huating (now Songjiang,

Shanghai Shanghai, Shanghainese: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China. The city is located on the Chinese shoreline on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the ...

). His style followed Huang Gongwang, and he was close with Song Xu and Sun Kehong.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gu, Zhengyi Ming dynasty painters Painters from Shanghai