Artist: Wu Changshuo (1844-1927)

Date: 1917

Dimensions: Height 174.4 cm, Width 79.2 cm

Material: Ink on paper

• Object Type：
  • CALLIGRAPHY
• Location：
  • Chinese Calligraphy Gallery
• Tag：
  • imitation stone drum inscription seal script hanging scroll wu changshuo 1917 ink paper

Wu Changshuo (1844-1927), originally named Jun, later changed his name to Junqing. He is also known by his hao (literary name) Foulu. He used his zi (designated name) Changshuo for literary activities after he was 70. Native to Anji (nowadays in Zhejiang province), he later settled in Shanghai. Wu was the first president of the Xiling Seal Engraving Society, an important academic society for studying ancient stele, seal, and engraving. This scroll transcribes the inscription on the first of the 12 stone drums from the pre-Qin period. The characters were executed with strong and vigorous brushstrokes. Wu Changshuo wrote this work in 1917 at the age of 74.