Artist

Gao Tao

Portrait of Gao Tao
Portrait of Gao Tao

Chinese, b. 1100

Gao Tao is a Chinese Song dynasty painting artist. 2 works are cataloged here, principally at Cleveland Museum of Art.

Gao Yao, also known as jiu tao(咎陶), Gao Yao(皋繇) or Jiu Yao(咎繇), was the Minister for Law of Emperor Shun in prehistorical China according to tradition. Gao Yao became a political senior advisor of Yu the Great. His father was Shaohao.

He was considered the ancestor of the imperial house of Li of the Tang dynasty, which honoured him with the posthumous name Emperor Deming (德明皇帝).

Works by Gao Tao

Collections represented

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