A CHINESE BRUSH PAINTING FROM THE SHANGHAI SCHOOL: MAGPIE ON PRUNUS BRANCHES BY SHI WAY SHYY (1901). An energetic and spirited black ink scroll painting competently executed in the bold spontaneous strokes characteristic of the Shanghai school of Chinese brush painting. The subject matter is a magpie perched on prunus branches depicted in late winter bloom. We have not identified the painter who seems to use the sobriquet of “Taste Plum.” The seal is “Shi Way Shyy” which seems to refer to a ...click for details
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