Puru (kinesiska: 溥儒, även känd som Pu Xinyu 溥心畬, Xinyu var hans tilltalsnamn, och Xishan Yishi 西山逸士 (Eremit of West Mountain), var hans smeknamn/artistnamn), född 30 augusti 1896, död 18 november 1963, var en traditionell kinesisk målare, kalligraf och adelsman. Han var medlem av Manchu Aisin Gioro-klanen, Qingdynastins styrande hus, och han var kusin till Puyi, Kinas siste kejsare. Det spekulerades i att Puru skulle tillträda som kejsare om Puyi och Qing-regeringen inte störtades efter Xinhai-revolutionen 1911.
Puru var känd för att vara lika begåvad som den berömda södra konstnären Zhang Daqian (Chang Ta-ch'ien). Tillsammans blev de kända som "P'u i norr och Chang i söder."
Puru flydde till Taiwan efter att det kinesiska kommunistpartiet kommit till makten, och utsågs av Chiang Kai-shek till Manchu-representant vid den konstitutionella nationalförsamlingen. I Taiwan försörjde han sig på att sälja målningar och kalligrafi, undervisade som professor i konst vid National Taiwan Normal University och dog så småningom i Taipei.
Puru (Chinese: 溥儒; August 30, 1896 – November 18, 1963), also known as Pu Xinyu 溥心畬, Xinyu being his courtesy name, and Xishan Yishi 西山逸士 (Hermit of West Mountain), which is his sobriquet, was a traditional Chinese painter, calligrapher and nobleman. A member of the Manchu Aisin Gioro clan, the ruling house of the Qing dynasty, he was a cousin to Puyi, the last Emperor of China. It was speculated that Puru would have succeeded to the Chinese throne if Puyi and the Qing government were not overthrown after the 1911 Xinhai Revolution.; Puru (Chinese: 溥儒; August 30, 1896 – November 18, 1963), also known as Pu Xinyu 溥心畬, Xinyu being his courtesy name, and Xishan Yishi 西山逸士 (Hermit of West Mountain), which is his sobriquet, was a traditional Chinese painter, calligrapher and nobleman. A member of the Manchu Aisin Gioro clan, the ruling house of the Qing dynasty, he was a cousin to Puyi, the last Emperor of China. It was speculated that Puru would have succeeded to the Chinese throne if Puyi and the Qing government were not overthrown after the 1911 Xinhai Revolution.
Puru was reputed to be as talented as the famous southern artist Zhang Daqian (Chang Ta-ch'ien). Together, they became known as "P'u of the North and Chang of the South."
Puru fled to Taiwan after the Chinese Communist Party came to power, and was appointed by Chiang Kai-shek as a Manchu representative at the Constitutional National Assembly. In Taiwan, he made a living selling paintings and calligraphy, teaching as a professor of fine arts at the National Taiwan Normal University, and eventually dying in Taipei.
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