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Gu Kaizhi

345 - 406

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Gu Kaizhi (simplified Chinese: 顾恺之; traditional Chinese: 顧愷之; pinyin: Gù Kǎizhī; Wade–Giles: Ku K'ai-chih; c. 344–406), courtesy name Changkang (長康), was a Chinese painter and politician. He was a celebrated painter of ancient China. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gu Kaizhi has received more than 126,664 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Gu Kaizhi is the 500th most popular painter (up from 519th in 2019), the 381st most popular biography from China (up from 387th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Chinese Painter.

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  • 130k

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  • 58.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.28

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Gu Kaizhi ranks 500 out of 1,421Before him are Pierre Auguste Cot, Edward Steichen, Sebastiano Ricci, Arman, Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov, and Kurt Westergaard. After him are Michael Wolgemut, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, Guo Xi, Johan Jongkind, Michael Ancher, and Ivan Bilibin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 345, Gu Kaizhi ranks 5Before him are Jerome, Evagrius Ponticus, Eugenius, and Tyrannius Rufinus. After him is Peter of Sebaste. Among people deceased in 406, Gu Kaizhi ranks 4Before him are Godigisel, Radagaisus, and Paula of Rome.

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In China

Among people born in China, Gu Kaizhi ranks 381 out of 1,392Before him are Emperor Jingzong of Tang (809), Wei Zhongxian (1568), Yuen Siu-tien (1912), Kong Rong (153), Pan Geng (-1500), and Jin Youzhi (1918). After him are Deng Ai (197), Guo Xi (1020), Wei Zheng (580), Emperor Zhi of Han (138), Huang Gai (145), and Zhuge Zhan (227).

Among PAINTERS In China

Among painters born in China, Gu Kaizhi ranks 4Before him are Shitao (1642), Ma Yuan (1160), and Qi Baishi (1864). After him are Guo Xi (1020), Han Gan (706), Mi Fu (1051), Tang Yin (1470), Ni Zan (1301), Dong Qichang (1555), Liang Kai (1200), and Zhang Zeduan (1085).