China-A famous Chinese painting by Xu Gu

Xū Gǔ (1824–1896) was a Chinese painter and poet during the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912).
Xu was born in Xin'an in the Anhui province, and later lived in Guangling in the Jiangsu province[1] . His style name was 'Xugu' and his sobriquet was 'Ziyang Shanren'. Xu was an army official, and then later a monk. When painting he used the side of the brush in a fluent and bold style. In poetry he produced the work Poetry of Xugu monk.(Wikipedia)





"The postcard shows you one of Chinese traditional painting. The Crane stands for longevity in China." says Iris_xuu(Postcrossing ID) from China. thanks:)