Four Scrolls in Running Script, c. 1900, Pu Hua, Chinese, 1830 - 1911, 90 3/8 x 20 in. (229.55 x 50.8 cm) (image)114 9/16 x 25 in. (290.99 x 63.5 cm) (without roller), Ink on paper, China, 19th-20th century, P'u Hua received a solid Confucian education and became a proficient scholar, poet, painter, and calligrapher. P'u became a close friend of the artist, Wu Ch'ang-shuo in Shanghai and, as member of Wu's circle, became successful at interpreting traditional styles with a new found freedom and personality.