PU RU (1896-1963) SMALL VERTICAL PAINTING of the "shanshui" type, in ink on lightly micaceous paper, depicting a scholar crossing a small bridge over a stream with a leafless tree on its bank and high mountains in the background. Signed and stamped top left, with a poem: "One autumn morning, a hermit crosses the cold river holding a walking stick". (Some foxing, framed under glass). China, 20th century. PU RU (1896-1963), A VERTICAL PAINTING, INK ON PAPER, SIGNED UPPER LEFT WITH STAMPS, CHINA, 20TH CENTURY. DIM. 32 X 20,8 CM (12 5/8 X 8 3/16 IN.) NOTE : A scholar, painter and calligrapher, Pu Ru was a cousin of the emperor Pu Yi (1908-1912). He was considered as talented as his contemporary Zhang Daqian, both being referred to as "P'u of the North and Chang of the South". Both left China for Taiwan when Mao Zedong came to power.