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WU CHANGSHUO Chinese 1844-1927 Watercolor Scroll

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WU CHANGSHUO Chinese 1844-1927 Watercolor Scroll
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Watercolor and ink on paper, hanging scroll, featuring still life painting of fruits and flowers, signed and attr. Wu Changshuo (Chinese, 1844-1927), inscribed with 2 artist seals, 99 x 49 cm, Wu Changshi was a seal carver, painter, and calligrapher. Wu was born into an academic family, and began writing poems and carving seals at a young age. Wu did not start painting until the age of 30, at the encouragement of Ren Bonian. Combining bright colors and sharp contrasts with bold, simple brushstrokes, he created a unique style, and became particularly well known for his bird-and-flower paintings. In addition to his work as a painter, he dedicated most of life to studying seal engraving, and wrote several important books on the subject. He learned seal carving from the Zhe and Anhui schools, and was influenced by the stone carving of the Qin and Han periods. His unique approach to art, later known as the "Wu style," was inspired by traditional calligraphic techniques, and his compositions were often accompanied by poetic inscriptions.