Period:Unknown Production date:1924-1925
Materials:paper
Technique:painted
Subjects:flower
Dimensions:Height: 141.30 centimetres (image) Height: 263 centimetres (scroll including roller and hanging cord) Width: 40 centimetres (image) Width: 66 centimetres (scroll including roller)
Description:
Hanging scroll. Peony and stone, with inscription. Painted in ink and colours on paper.
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![图片[1]-hanging scroll; painting BM-1968-0722-0.1-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Unknown/Paintings/mid_01121752_001.jpg)
![图片[2]-hanging scroll; painting BM-1968-0722-0.1-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Unknown/Paintings/mid_00246489_001.jpg)
Comments:Wu Changshuo initially studied painting as a pastime, but after the 1911 revolution he began earning his living as a calligrapher, seal carver and painter. Wu’s paintings show the bold colour and vigorous brushwork of the Shanghai School. He particularly liked painting with the colour red, which is associated with positive and festive qualities. The peony is a symbol of wealth and nobility, and this subject would have appealed to the growing class of successful merchants in Wu’s lifetime. The motif of the peony with a rock alludes to a pun expressing the wish “May you live long and achieve wealth and honour”. The festive red colour and the subject matter must have appealed to Shanghai’s new urban class. Wu’s vigorous use of firm, unmodulated brushstrokes is derived from his study of archaic script styles and seal carving.
Materials:paper
Technique:painted
Subjects:flower
Dimensions:Height: 141.30 centimetres (image) Height: 263 centimetres (scroll including roller and hanging cord) Width: 40 centimetres (image) Width: 66 centimetres (scroll including roller)
Description:
Hanging scroll. Peony and stone, with inscription. Painted in ink and colours on paper.
IMG
Comments:Wu Changshuo initially studied painting as a pastime, but after the 1911 revolution he began earning his living as a calligrapher, seal carver and painter. Wu’s paintings show the bold colour and vigorous brushwork of the Shanghai School. He particularly liked painting with the colour red, which is associated with positive and festive qualities. The peony is a symbol of wealth and nobility, and this subject would have appealed to the growing class of successful merchants in Wu’s lifetime. The motif of the peony with a rock alludes to a pun expressing the wish “May you live long and achieve wealth and honour”. The festive red colour and the subject matter must have appealed to Shanghai’s new urban class. Wu’s vigorous use of firm, unmodulated brushstrokes is derived from his study of archaic script styles and seal carving.
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