Pu Hua’s introduction

Pu Hua (1832-1911), also known as Zhuying or Zhuyun, was born in Jiaxing, Zhejiang. His name is Xushan Yeshi, Xushan Waishi, Taoist Zhongzhu. His name is Jiuqin Shiyanzhai, Jiuqin Shiyanlou, Furong Nunnery, Fu Rongqi, Jian Dan Qin Xinchao, etc. He was a famous calligrapher and painter in the late Qing Dynasty. Together with Xu Gu, Wu Changshuo and Ren Bonian, he was known as the "Four Masters of Shanghai School". In his early years, he was only a scholar in the imperial examination, so he gave up his career as an official, devoted himself to calligraphy and painting, and traveled far and wide with his pen and inkstone. Later, he lived in Shanghai and made a living selling paintings. He is good at flowers and landscapes, especially bamboo painting, and is known as "Puzhu". The calligraphy is honest and colorful; his paintings are both dry and moist, vigorous and charming, with a clear and healthy charm. He died in 1911, and his friend Wu Changshuo took care of his funeral. The handed down works include "The Figure of a Man Leaning on a Canopy and the Reeds", "The Lotus Picture", "The Picture of Bamboo and Chrysanthemums", and "The Picture of Gao Shi in the Shadow of Tong".