Xu Fang

• Xu Fang (徐枋), courtesy name Zhaofa (字: 昭法), pseudonym Sizhai (号: 俟齋), and Qin Yushanren (秦余山人), was born in Wuxian (now Suzhou, Jiangsu Province). He was a painter and calligrapher during the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty. In calligraphy, he was skilled in running script (行書), and in painting, he was particularly known for his landscape painting (山水画).