Xu Liusheng

• relevant artists

  • Zhao Shuru

    Zhao Shuru(1874-1945) was born in Yinxian (now Ningbo) Zhejiang. Original name was Run Xiang, courtesy name was Xian Chen and Shuru, later he changed his name to Shi Zhe, art name was Ren Chang, in his later years he named himself Ernu Laoren also known as Shu Ru. Late Qing Dynasty, he appointed in a government post named ‘Tong Zhi’ in Fujian Province. After the Republic of China was established, he lived in seclusion in Shanghai. He is good at epigraph, painting and calligraphy, flowers, plants, insects and animals, especially painting horses ,and can be called “the Zhao Mengfu of modern times”.

  • Wu Hufan

    Wu Hufan, originally named Yi Yan, courtesy name Yujun, later changed his name to Wan, and his pseudonym was Dongzhuang. He also used the name Qian and signed his works as Hufan. Born in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, he was an important figure in modern Chinese painting and also a renowned expert in calligraphy and painting appraisal.