Xu Gu

Xū Gǔ (Hsü Ku, simplified Chinese: 虚谷; traditional Chinese: 虛谷; pinyin: Xū Gǔ); (c. 1824–1896) was a Chinese painter and poet during the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912).

Xu was born in She County in the Anhui province, and later lived in Guangling in the Jiangsu province.

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.

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