Guo Zhongshu

Who was Guo Zhongshu?

Guo Zhongshu was a Chinese painter and scholar of the early Song Dynasty.

Cui was born in Luoyang in the Henan province. His style name was 'Shuxian'. Guo was noted for his paintings of landscapes and structures.

He is the author of the first great paleographic compilation Han jian 汗简, which, among other materials, features the inscriptions of the Stone Drums of Qin. The name of the dictionary means "making the bamboo sweet" and refers to the process of preparation of the bamboo slips for writing. Despite being included into the bibliographic chapter of the Book of Song 宋書, this work was much neglected during the following dynasties. Veracity of some interpretations in the Han jian was not proven until the second half of the 20 c.