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Guanxiu [Kuan-hsiu; original family name Jiang; zi Deyin; hao Chanyue]
(b Lanxi, Zhejiang Province, AD 832; d Chengdu, Sichuan Province, 912). Chinese painter, calligrapher, poet and Buddhist monk. During the reign (AD 901–3) of the Tang emperor Zhaozong (reg AD 888–904), he visited Sichuan Province and was honoured by the King of Shu, who bestowed on him the title of Master. At that time, Daoism and Buddhism flourished in Sichuan, prompting many temple-building projects and giving an unprecedented impetus to the liturgical arts and figurative painting. Of the 50 or more painters recorded as then working in Sichuan, most were producing Daoist and Buddhist figure paintings.
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