Xu Gu

Xū Gǔ ; ca. was a painter and poet during the Qing Dynasty .

Xu was born in Xin'an in the Anhui province, and later lived in Guangling in the Jiangsu province . 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''.