Wu Changshuo,Famous Poet and Painter

摘要

WU Changshuo (1844-1927)was an outstanding poet,painter and seal cutter wholived at the end of the Qing Dynastyand in the eary day of the Republicof China. He started out as a sealcutter, specializing in“official script,”an ancient style of calligraphy currentin the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D.220). In his painting he emphasizedmeaning rather than form. This style,known as the Seal-Cutting School ofFreehand Painting, produced a far-reaching whuence on later genera-tions of artists.Wu was born into a scholar’s fam-ily in Zhangwu Village, Anji County,Zhejiang Province. He showed his ar-tistic talent when he was still young.At 17 he wandered around Anhui,