| 内容简介（英文） | Flowers Wang Wu (1632-1690) Ch’ing Dynasty Wang Wu (style name Ch’in-chung and sobriquets Wang-an and Hsűeh-tien-tao-jen) was a native of Ch’ang-chou, Kiangsu. A discriminating connoisseur, he owned a large collection of paintings. He often copied the works of masters from the Sung, Yűan, and Ming dynasties and was thus able gradually to become fluent in their styles. Whether painting flowers, birds, or animals, he often shaded his motifs with washes of color, giving them a softer, lifelike vitality that differed from the stiffer academic style. He was widely known in his own time and was often compared to another master of flower painting, Yűn Shou-p’ing (1633-1690). In this painting of flowers and grasses in early autumn, the richness of the flowers in such a small work is able to impart a sense of peace and calm to the viewer. |
