Xu Gu
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Xū Gǔ (Hsü Ku, {{zh |t = 虛谷 |s = 虚谷 |p =Xū Gǔ}}); (c. 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.china-on-site.com/pages/painter/1135.php|title=Xū Gǔ Brief Biography|access-date=2008-07-17}} 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.
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See also
- Florence Ayscough, who collected his paintings.
External links
- [https://iamasf.org/project/xugu/ Xu Gu - Walking on Snow in Search of Plum Blossoms]
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Category:Year of birth uncertain
Category:People from She County, Anhui
Category:Qing dynasty Buddhists
Category:19th-century Chinese poets
Category:19th-century Chinese painters
Category:19th-century Chinese writers
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