Album of Landscapes and Calligraphy for Liu Songfu
Xugu
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1895/96
Medium
Album leaves; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Each leaf: 30.5 × 36.3 cm (12 × 14 1/4 in.)
Classification
painting
Department
Arts of Asia
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
217679
About the Artist
Xugu · 1824–1896
Xugu (1824–1896) was one of the most celebrated Chinese painters of the late Qing dynasty, renowned for his lyrical, highly individualistic approach to flower and plant painting that set him apart from both the orthodox academic tradition and the more popular Shanghai commercial style. Born Zhu Huairen in Anhui province, he took monastic vows and became a Buddhist monk, adopting the religious name...