Title:
Album of 8 Leaves: Fish and Fruit
Creator:
Hsü-Ku
Subject:
Chinese Paintings
Bird-and-Flower Paintings
Description:
Original name: Zhu Huai-jen
t: Hsu-pai
h: Tsu-yang shan-min
Hsü Ku was from She-hsien in Anhui province but worked in Yangchou, Suchou and Shanghai. He served for a time in the military
as his family background dictated. His military service did not last long and he turned to Buddhism, becoming a monk.
He is best known as a painter of bird and flowers but was also accomplished in architectural drawings and portraits. He was
closely involved with the prominent Shanghai School artists and is known to have collaborated with Jen I.
Publisher:
Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive
Date:
1856
Type:
image
Format:
Painting
album: ink and color on paper
China
h 10 -3/4 x w 13 inches
Identifier:
CT.20
Coverage:
China
Hsü-Ku - Album of 8 Leaves: Fish and Fruit