Gu Yi

• Gu Yi, courtesy name Lezhi, was born in Suzhou. Youcheng's family was good at landscape studies, and his patriarchal clans Shen Zhou and Wen Zhengming were famous at sea. In March 1924, the Jiangnan Charity Calligraphy and Painting Association was established, with Wang Zhen and Gu Yi as presidents and vice presidents. In 1928, he initiated the establishment of Shanghai Traditional Chinese Painting Research Society with Wang Zhen, Shen Xinhai and others. He is one of the famous painters at sea.