Watercolor and ink and paper roll, featuring mountainous landscape, singed and attr. Puru (Chinese, 1896-1963), inscribed with 1 artist seal, 70 x 33 cm, Pu Ru was a traditional Chinese painter and calligrapher and cousin of Pu Yi, the last Emperor of China. Pu’s work consisted of themes meant to symbolize contemplation, including landscapes, garden stones, and poems. Today, Pu’s works are held in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Long Museum in Shanghai, and the Brooklyn Museum, among others.

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