Album of landscapes by Wu Hufan

Wu Hufan was born in Suzhou, Jiangsu province. He is known not only for his landscapes, but also for his collection of traditional paintings and his connoisseurship. As the grandson of Qing period painter and calligrapher Wu Dacheng (1835-1902), Wu Hufan was able to access and study many original masterpieces. He is especially known for his study of the ‘Four Wangs’ from the Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Dong Qichang (1555-1636) of the Ming dynasty, and also Dong Yuan, Juran (active AD 660-995) and other Song dynasty (AD 960-1279) master painters.

Details

Title

Album of landscapes by Wu Hufan
Artist/maker

Wu Hufan (1894 - 1968)

after Yun Shouping (1633 - 1690) (author)
Associated place

China (place of creation)

Shanghai (probable) (probable place of creation)
Date

1930 - 1968
Material and technique

ink and colour on paper, mounted on card, framed with juan silk, and trimmed with brown paper; bound in card covered with jin silk
Material index

paper;

cardboard
Technique index

painted;

brush drawing;

bound
Object type

album;

painting
Dimensions

album 30 x 38 x 3 cm (height x width x depth)
painting 23.5 x 29 cm (height x width)
No. of items

1
Credit line

Presented in honour of the forthcoming 70th birthdays of Jose Mauricio and Angelita Trinidad Reyes, 1995.
Museum location

not on display
Museum department

Eastern Art
Accession no.

EA1995.254

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Catalogue text

The remaining nine leaves of the album are each inscribed as being painted in the style of an early master; it is not uncommon for albums to comprise practice works in this way.