| 内容简介（英文） | Mei Lan-fang (name Lan, school name Ho-ming, style name Wan-hua, and stage name Lan-fang) was a famous Peking Opera actor. In his youth, he went to Shanghai, where had met the famed artist Wu Ch'ang-shih, forming a friendship despite their age difference and beginning his path in painting. Back in Peking, he studied with Wang Lo-pai, later learning from Ch'i Pai-shih, Ch'en Pan-ting, and Yao Mang-fu. His friendship with Ch’i was especially close as he worked diligently at painting. This work depicts a budding plum tree in spring, the blossoms on the branches bursting forth. The “sketching ideas” touch of the brush is particularly elegant. Done in 1936, this work was donated to the Museum by the sisters Huang Li-jung and Huang Wen-ju. |
