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Lotus
Ink and colour on paper, framed and glazed
Inscribed and signed Xinyu, with two artist's seals reading Pu Ru and Jiu wangsun
28.5cm (11 1/4in) high x 37.5cm (14 3/4in) wide.
Footnotes
溥儒(1896-1963) 蓮塘秋景圖 設色紙本 鏡框
款識: 蓮塘秋景 心畬
鈐印:溥儒 舊王孫
Provenance: a London private collection
來源:倫敦私人收藏
Pu Ru, also known as Pu Xinyu (溥心畬), was a member of the Qing Imperial family and a leading figure of 20th century Chinese literati painting. Born into the Manchu Imperial family, he was a cousin of the last Qing Emperor, Puyi (溥儀), and received a rigorous classical education in Confucian scholarship, poetry, calligraphy, and painting, which profoundly shaped his refined artistic vision. Following the collapse of the Qing dynasty in 1911, Pu Ru dedicated himself to painting and calligraphy, earning recognition as one of the most distinguished artists of his generation. His works, often executed in the scholarly tradition, feature landscapes, birds, and figures imbued with poetic sentiment. His creation was strongly influenced by the Four Masters of the Ming dynasty and earlier literati aesthetics. Following the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Pu Ru relocated to Taiwan, where he continued to paint and teach. Throughout his career, his style remained deeply rooted in traditional Chinese aesthetics, characterised by expressive brushwork and a cultivated, scholarly sensibility.
See a related 'lotus' painting, inscribed and signed Pu Ru, which was sold at Bonhams Hong Kong, 29 April 2025, lot 680.