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Wisteria
Wu Ch’ang-shih (1844-1927)
Ch’ing Dynasty
Wu Ch’ang-shih (given name Chun; style name Ts’ang-shih; sobriquets Fou-lu, K’u-t’ieh, P’o-ho, Lau-fou, and Ta-lung) was a native of An-chi, Chekiang province. He excelled in poetry, painting, calligraphy, and seal carving. In calligraphy, Wu specialized in stone drum script .He developed his own style by transforming the brushwork and structure of existing calligraphy. When he first began learning painting, Wu studied the style of Chao Chih-ch’ien (1829-1884), tracing back in time to the Yangchow eccentrics, Shih T’ao (1642- c. 1707), Chu Ta (1626-1705), Ch’en Ch’un (1483-1544), and Hsu Wei (1521-1593). Wu also applied the calligraphic style in his paintings, and profoundly influenced succeeding generations.
A fine, relaxed brush style has been used to depict twisting and intertwining wisteria. Several strokes appear as if dancing wildly, yet the brush force is solid and firm, and the color is rich with every branch and leaf exquisite and full. This painting was executed in Wu’s late years when he was eighty-one.
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