Wu Changshuo (1844-1927), 'Banana and Rose', Scroll. Length: 136 cm (53.54 in); Width: 33 cm (12.99 in). Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper. This freehand flower painting was created by Wu Changshuo at the age of seventy-nine, a late-period masterpiece. It depicts wild roses alongside banana plants with a vertically extended composition full of momentum. Large banana leaves are rendered in splash ink with vigorous and unrestrained brushwork. Wild roses are painted in pink and crimson tones with vivid stippled stamens. The calligraphic inscription at upper right reads "Banana and wild roses, fourth day of the sixth month of Renxu year, Wu Changshuo at seventy-nine", sealed with a red name seal. Wu applies epigraphic stone-carving brushwork to painting, characterised by powerful ink and rich, antique colour. Original silk mounting, paper with minor natural age marks, well preserved

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