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A ‘BLOOMING PLUM BLOSSOM BRANCHES’ PAINTING BY WU CHANGSHUO,
DATED 1919
Ink and color on paper, mounted to a brocade coated paper scroll with wooden
handle(s)
China, dated 1919

This original artwork by Wu Changshuo is signed and dated by the artist ‘Painted by Wu
Changshuo in the year Jiwei (= 1919) during the severe frost in the age of 76 years’ and
bears two artist’s seals.

Depicted is one of the artist’s most well-known subjects ‘Plum blossoms’. With free
brushstrokes the flowers show a vivid pink color and are growing from expressively
gnarled branches that are growing vertically.

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: 152 x 41,5 cm (painting size), 237 x 61 cm (mounting)
Condition: The painting is in good condition. Slight traces of age and wear, in the form
of creases, slight browning at the margins and moldy spots, are discernible. One small
hole and few small tears are hardly noticeable due to the mounting.
Provenance: From an old German Private collection, bought by an Austrian collector at
Lempertz, 09 Dec 2011, Cologne, Germany, ASIATISCHE KUNST, Lot number 78

Auction result comparison: Christie’s, Fine Chinese Modern Paintings, 26 - 27 November
2011, Hong Kong, lot 1302. (for a comparable, slightly smaller, Plum blossoms painting
by Wu Changshuo, also dating to 1919)
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EstimateġEUR 3.000,-
Starting price EUR 1.500,-ġ

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