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EDGAR GORER AND J.F.BLACKER, CHINESE PORCELAIN AND WU CHANGSHUO (1844-1927)
HARDSTONES, VOLS I-II, LONDON, QUARITCH, 1911 Lotus
Quaritch, 1911, two volumes, original gilt decorated cloth, limited Ink and colour on paper, inscribed and signed with two seals of the
edition, no.49 of 1000, numerous coloured illustrations on 254 plates. artist, glazed and framed.
Each 32.3cm (11 5/8in) long. 139.5cm (55in) long x 34.5cm (13 1/2in) wide.

£2,000 - 3,000 £12,000 - 15,000
CNY18,000 - 27,000 CNY110,000 - 140,000

Edgar Gorer及J.F.Blacker著 吳昌碩（1844-1927年） 荷花 設色紙本 立軸
《Chinese Porcelain and Hardstones（中國瓷器及玉石雕刻）》
卷一及二 1911年倫敦出版 Provenance: an English private collection and thence by descent

Provenance: an English private collection 來源：英國私人收藏，並由後人保存迄今

來源： 英國私人收藏 Wu Changshuo was a prominent painter, calligrapher and seal carver
of the late Qing and early Republican periods. Born into a scholarly
family in Huzhou, Zhejiang, he later moved to Suzhou in his twenties.
In the final years of the Qing dynasty, he also served as an official in
Liaoning. Initially, he devoted himself to poetry and calligraphy with
a strong interest in early scripts and led the Xiling Society of Seal
Carving, based in Hangzhou. However, it was only later in life that he
moved into painting more seriously. His paintings were much inspired
by individualist masters such as Xu Wei 徐渭 (1521-1593) and are
noted for their bold expressive strokes.

Compare with a related painting by Wu Changshuo of red magnolia,
of similar size, which was sold at Sotheby’s New York, 15 September
2016, lot 855.

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
176 | BONHAMS please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.