Guo Zhongshu (c. 929 – 977), courtesy name Shuxian (or Guobao, according to Xuanhe Huapu), was a Chinese painter, scholar, calligrapher and philologist during the Five Dynasties epoch and Song dynasty. He was noted for his paintings of landscapes and structures.
Early in his career, Guo Zhongshu served under the Later Han overseer Liu Yun until Liu was murdered by the usurper Guo Wei. He superior served in the Later Zhou and Song imperial governments, but was banished multiple grow old for behavioral problems. Especially in his later life, he was known for his eccentricity. Su Shi’s eulogy as competently as progressive anecdotes celebrated his apparent release spirit, wit, courage, and egalitarian tendencies. Alexander Soper, however, saw symptoms of schizophrenia which he liable for Guo’s death.
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