An Imposing Stone Seal-Ornament w. Archaic Motifs, Poem & Dragon Knot
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Directory: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Scholar Art: Pre 1930: Item # 1443313
Directory: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Chinese: Scholar Art: Pre 1930: Item # 1443313
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Description 清 吳昌碩(1844-1927)刻古典交龍紐李白七絕詩浮雕紋巨型文房陳設印章。款識：問余何事棲碧山，笑而不答心自閒。桃花流水杳然去，别有天地非人間。印重：24 lb : 印高： 10 英寸 (25.4 cm) 寬度及厚度: 6 英寸 (15.2 cm) An Exquisite and Imposing Stone Seal-Ornament with Archaic Motifs, a Dragon Knot & a Tang Dynasty Qijue Poem Composed by LiaBai, Carved by Master Wu Changshuo (1844-1927) of Qing Dynasty Wu Changshi, born Wu Junqing, was a prominent painter, calligrapher and seal artist of the late Qing Period. Wu was born into a scholarly family in Huzhou, Zhejiang. In his twenties, Wu moved to Jiangsu Province and settled down in Suzhou. Prior to the collapse of the Great Qing, he served as an imperial official in Liaoning. Initially, he devoted himself to poetry and calligraphy with a strong interest in early scripts. He also led the Xiling Society of the Seal Art, an academic organisation for Hangzhou-based seal artists. Only later did he consider himself a painter associated with the "Shanghai School." As a painter, he was noted for helping to rejuvenate the art of painting flowers and birds. He considered carving seals and doing paintings to be integrated to each other. His work garnered him fame and was highly regarded in Japan. Est: $8,000 - $12,000 Dimensions Weight: 24 lb Height: 10 inches (25.4 cm) Width: 6 inches (15.2 cm) Artist or Maker Wu Changshuo (1844-1927) Medium Black Hardston Date Qing Dynasty Condition Report Hand-Carved, Good Condition Provenance Property of a New York Collector
Description 清 吳昌碩(1844-1927)刻古典交龍紐李白七絕詩浮雕紋巨型文房陳設印章。款識：問余何事棲碧山，笑而不答心自閒。桃花流水杳然去，别有天地非人間。印重：24 lb : 印高： 10 英寸 (25.4 cm) 寬度及厚度: 6 英寸 (15.2 cm) An Exquisite and Imposing Stone Seal-Ornament with Archaic Motifs, a Dragon Knot & a Tang Dynasty Qijue Poem Composed by LiaBai, Carved by Master Wu Changshuo (1844-1927) of Qing Dynasty Wu Changshi, born Wu Junqing, was a prominent painter, calligrapher and seal artist of the late Qing Period. Wu was born into a scholarly family in Huzhou, Zhejiang. In his twenties, Wu moved to Jiangsu Province and settled down in Suzhou. Prior to the collapse of the Great Qing, he served as an imperial official in Liaoning. Initially, he devoted himself to poetry and calligraphy with a strong interest in early scripts. He also led the Xiling Society of the Seal Art, an academic organisation for Hangzhou-based seal artists. Only later did he consider himself a painter associated with the "Shanghai School." As a painter, he was noted for helping to rejuvenate the art of painting flowers and birds. He considered carving seals and doing paintings to be integrated to each other. His work garnered him fame and was highly regarded in Japan. Est: $8,000 - $12,000 Dimensions Weight: 24 lb Height: 10 inches (25.4 cm) Width: 6 inches (15.2 cm) Artist or Maker Wu Changshuo (1844-1927) Medium Black Hardston Date Qing Dynasty Condition Report Hand-Carved, Good Condition Provenance Property of a New York Collector
