Wu changshuo biography of alberta

Qing Dynasty painter (–)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wu.

Wu Changshuo (Chinese: 吳昌碩; pinyin: Wú Chāngshuò, September 12, &#; November 29, , also romanised as Wu Changshi, Chinese: 吳昌石; pinyin: Wú Chāngshí), born Wu Junqing (Chinese: 吳俊卿; pinyin: Wú Jùnqīng), was a Chinese calligrapher, painter, and seal artist of the late Qing Period.^[1]

Life

Wu was born into a scholarly family in Huzhou, Zhejiang.

Wu changshuo biography of alberta

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 Seal Art Society, an academic organisation for Hangzhou-based seal artists. Wu started painting in his thirties.^[2] Only later did he consider himself a painter associated with the "Shanghai School." As a painter, he w