Wu Changshuo, A famous calligrapher, painter and seal cutter, Wu not only summarized his predecessor's art heritages but also had his own unique opinion towards art.
　

A native of Anji, Zhejiang Province of East China, Wu (1844-1927) had a poor childhood and developed interests in seal cutting under the guidance of his father. Wu Changshuo is the name for which Wu Junqing is best kn...[Full]

Wu Changshuo, A famous calligrapher, painter and seal cutter, Wu not only summarized his predecessor's art heritages but also had his own unique opinion towards art.
　

A native of Anji, Zhejiang Province of East China, Wu (1844-1927) had a poor childhood and developed interests in seal cutting under the guidance of his father. Wu Changshuo is the name for which Wu Junqing is best known. Wu taught himself poetry, calligraphy and seal cutting. Later, he founded the Xiling Seal-cutting Society and was elected president. At 29 Wu learned about the famous calligraphic works and paintings of his predecessors in Suzhou; in his 30s he learned to paint from Ren Bonian; and from his 30s to 50s, his artistic achievement reached its peak, and Wu finally became a master of art.

Wu Changshuo, an eminent member of the school. As a painter, he was noted for helping to rejuvenate the art of painting flowers and birds. believed that the expressiveness of Chinese painting could be further heightened by reviving freehand brushwork in Chinese ink painting of flowers and borrowing from techniques in western painting. He considered carving seals and doing paintings to be integrated to each other. His work garnered him fame and was highly regarded in Japan.

In the late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) and early years of the Republic of China (1912-1949), the last painting school in modern Chinese painting history, the Sea Painting School, emerged, with Wu Changshuo as its representative. 　
 
Wu Changshuo achieved the highest standard in Xie Yi (free-style) flower painting, using a style greatly influenced by Xu Wei and Ba Da. Due to his solid grounding in seal cutting, Wu introduced the technique of using burin and calligraphy to his painting, creating a distinct style. Wu painted the plum blossom and orchid in a similar way to writing seal characters and painted grapes like wild cursive handwriting. Thus Wu's paintings were considered magnificent and novel. Wu preferred to use bright colors, especially carmine.[Close]

Wu Changshuo, A famous calligrapher, painter and seal cutter, Wu not only summarized his predecessor's art heritages but also had his own unique opinion towards art.
　

A native of Anji, Zhejiang Province of East China, Wu (1844-1927) had a poor childhood and developed interests in seal cutting under the guidance of his father. Wu Changshuo is the name for which Wu Junqing is best kn...[Full]