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A ‘PEONY AND ROCK’ PAINTING BY WU CHANGSHUO, DATED 1921
Ink and color on paper, mounted to a brocade coated paper scroll with wooden handles.
Accompanied by an inscribed Japanese wood box, noting the painting was mounted in
Showa 10 (1935), Japanese private collection
China, dated 1921

This original artwork by Wu Changshuo is signed by the artist ‘Laofou Changshuo’, dated
‘at the age of seventy-eight’ (1921), and bears two artist’s seals ‘Wu Changshi’ and ‘Wu
Jun zhi yin’. Depicted is one of the artist’s most well-known subjects ‘Peonies and rock’.
With free brushstrokes the flowers show a vivid pink color and expressive leafage. They
are growing from a blueish-grey rock formation.

Wu Changshuo (September 12, 1844 – November 29, 1927) was a prominent painter,
calligrapher and seal artist. Initially, he devoted himself to poetry and calligraphy with a
strong interest in early scripts. He also led the Xiling Society of the Seal Art, an academic
organization for Hangzhou-based seal artists. Only later did he consider himself a
painter associated with the “Shanghai School.” As a painter, he was noted for helping to
rejuvenate the art of painting flowers and birds. He considered carving seals and doing
paintings to be integrated to each other. His work was highly regarded in Japan.

Shape: Rectangular vertical shape
Dimensions: 150,5 x 39,3 cm (painting size), 205 x 61 cm (mounting)
Condition: The painting is in good condition. Slight traces of age and wear, in the form
of creases and moldy spots, are discernible
Provenance: Japanese private collection
Auction result comparison: Christie’s, Fine Chinese Modern Paintings, 25 - 26 November
2013, Hong Kong, lot 1361. (for a comparable, slightly smaller, Peony and rock painting
by Wu Changshuo)
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EstimateġEUR 4.000,-
Starting price EUR 2.000,-

‚Inscribed Japanese Box, noting the painting was mounted in 1935 (= Showa 10)’

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