Peony by the Rocks (Translation)
牡丹圖 近現代 吴昌碩 紙本設色 (Primary Title)
Wu Changshuo 吳昌碩, Chinese, 1844 - 1927 (Artist)
A leading Shanghai-School artist, Wu adored botanical subjects such as bamboo, orchids, and chrysanthemums, and drew inspiration from nature. The peony, an emblem of wealth, became his favorite subject later in life. In this work, Wu rendered peonies in various pink tones, leaves in a deep green, and rocks in mixed ink washes. The poem inscribed by Wu reveals his unique cursive writing style derived from archaic scripts on stone steles and bronze vessels.
Modern period (1912-present)
吴俊卿 Wu Junqing
蒼石 Cangshi; 吴俊卿 Wu Junqing; 削觚廬 Xiaogulu.
東風吹好花一枝， 閒坐山窗試寫之。 富貴要留真本色， 何須济公買胭脂。擬范湖居士設色法，時客海上削觚廬。 安吉吳俊卿年七十又六并記。(Inscribed with a poem, signed and dated: After the style of Fanhu jushi [Ren Bonian 任伯年, 1840-1896], painted in the Xiaogu Studio in Shanghai, Wu Junqing from Anji at age 76 [1919]).
Gift of David Y.H. Pui 裴有康 in memory of Y.T. Bay 裴元俊
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