Color woodcut on paper
Mounted as a scroll painting in a silk brocade frame with wooden handles
China, 20th century
WU Changshuo (1844-1927) – Chinese painter
Depiction with red-yellow peony on a branch with expressive painted and numerous leaves
Plate inscription in the upper left edge “The peaches which grow every 3000 years, in the year Wuwu (1918), Spring, Wu Changshuo“ (三千年结实之桃戊午春吴昌硕)
Below and in the lower right corner artist’s seals in the plate
Inscribed on the outside of the scroll painting
Total dimensions: 217 x 60 cm
Image size: c. 97 x 44 cm
Good condition
Provenance: Private collection, Berlin
Object is regular taxed. 19% VAT is added to the purchase price for deliveries within the EU.

Wu Changshuo (1844-1927)

WU Changshuo, born WU Junqing, was an outstanding painter, calligrapher and poet of the late Qing period. He served before the collapse of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911) as an imperial official in Liaoning and primarily devoted himself to poetry and calligraphy with a strong interest in early writings. Later he considered himself as a painter of the ‘Shanghai school’ and tried to rejuvenate the art of flowers and bird painting. WU Changshuo’s works made him very famous in China and Japan.



Condition: The work is in good condition with slight signs of wear such as spots in the mounting and minimal creases. The right handle shows a crack. The total dimensions are 217 x 60 cm and the image size is c. 97 x 44 cm.

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