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Xu Gu 虚谷 [Chinese Painter, 1824-1896]

CP No.

Title

Status*

Painting

CP-XG-001

Flowers
(40 x 30 cm)

CP-XG-002

Fishes
(40 x 30 cm)

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*A - Auction, NA - Not Available, R - Reserved, S - Available for Sale, Sd - Sold, C - Consignment to Chinese Paintings.com, Com - Commissioned to Chinese-Paintings.com for Sale

	Xu Gu 虚谷 [Chinese Painter, 1824-1896]

	A Chinese painter of the Qing dynasty. His original surname was Zhu, named Huairen. He was a native of Xin'an, Anhui province,and lived in Guangling, JiangSu province. He was once an official of the army,a nd became a monk later, named Xubai, Xugu by style name, Ziyang Shanren by sobriquet. He made a living by selling his paintings in Shanghai and Suzhou, and became well known as a great master and founder of the Shanghai school. He was talented in using the side of brush fluently and boldly. He also excelled in poetry, prose and portrait. He had a work "The poetry of Xugu monk".