Xu Gu
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Xū Gǔ (Hsü Ku, traditional: 虛谷, simplified: 虚谷); ca. (1824–1896) was a Chinese painter and poet during the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912).
Xu was born in Xin'an in the Anhui province, and later lived in Guangling in the Jiangsu province.[1] His style name was 'Xugu' and his sobriquet was 'Ziyang Shanren'. Xu was an army official, and then later a monk. When painting he used the side of the brush in a fluent and bold style. In poetry he produced the work Poetry of Xugu monk.
[edit] References
- ^ "Xū Gǔ Brief Biography". http://www.china-on-site.com/pages/painter/1135.php. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
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