Xu Gu
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Xu Gu, Pine Tree and Crane
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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).
Early life and career[]
Xu was born in She County 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.
References[]
- ^ "Xū Gǔ Brief Biography". Retrieved 2008-07-17.
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- 1824 births
- 1896 deaths
- Painters from Anhui
- Qing dynasty painters
- People from Huangshan
- Qing dynasty Buddhists
- Qing dynasty poets
- Poets from Anhui
- 19th-century Chinese poets
- 19th-century painters
- 19th-century Chinese people
- 19th-century Chinese painters
- Buddhist artists
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