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Dew-Moistened Pearls

Wu Changshuo Chinese

dated 1922

Not on view

Flowering wisteria vines were a favorite subject of Wu Changshuo, who reveled in painting the wildly tangled vines and cascading bundles of blossoms. Wu was a leading figure of the nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Shanghai School of painting, which built on historical precedents to fashion a bold manner of bright colors and saturated applications of ink and pigment.

Dew-Moistened Pearls, Wu Changshuo (Chinese, 1844–1927), Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

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Title: Dew-Moistened Pearls

Artist: Wu Changshuo (Chinese, 1844–1927)

Period: Republic period (1912–49)

Date: dated 1922

Culture: China

Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

Dimensions: Image: 51 15/16 × 14 1/2 in. (132 × 36.8 cm)

Classification: Paintings

Credit Line: Lent by a private collection

Accession Number: L.2016.67.44

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