XU BEIHONG (1895-1953) / PENG RAN (20th CENTURY) Pig / Calligraphy
Folding fan, ink and colour on paper / vermillion on gold-flecked paper
19.5 x 54 cm. (7 5/8 x 21 ¼ in.) Pig inscribed and signed by Xu Beihong, with one seal
Datedwinter, bingzi year (1936) Calligraphy inscribed and signed by Peng Ran
Dated summer, dingyou year (1957)
Both dedicated to Hexuan
This painting is accompanied by a certificate of the National Archives of Art Works in the 20th Century, issued by the Ministry of Culture of the People’s Republic of China, 7 March 2011, No. 00000383.