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Xugu (1823-1896)

CHINA, Anhui, Huangshan; Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Xugu, originally named Zhu Huairen, was a monk, calligrapher, and painter from Shexian county in Huangshan. In his early years, he served as an army commander responsible for suppressing rebellions. Disillusioned by the persistent fights and plights of the defeated, he decided to become a monk. He traveled around Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui, and enjoyed calligraphy and painting.
　 He focused his artistic efforts on ruled-line architectural paintings before he shifted to depicting landscape, flowers, birds, fruits, and animals. Xugu deployed a technique using broken brush" and "dry paint

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