ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)

Gu Yi (1917-1993), a native of Jiading, Jiangsu province, was an accountant who developed an interest in paintings from a young age. In the Spring of 1946, Gu became a student of Zhang Daqian at the introduction of Xiong Songquan; his paintings were shown in the exhibition organized by Da Feng Tang. The two kept in touch after Zhang Daqian left China. On several occasions, Zhang Daqian gifted paintings to Gu and inscribed titleslip for Gu’s painting album. Gu’s collection, known as “Crouching Tiger Pavilion”, is renowned for its exquisite paintings by Shanghai school masters and the owner of Da Feng Tang, Zhang Daqian and his brother Zhang Shanzi.