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US$193,500-258,100
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QI BAISHI (1863-1957)
Li Tieguai
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
132.6 x 38 cm. (52 1/4 x 15 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Further inscribed with one seal of the artist
Dated second month, Spring, dingmao year (1927)
One collector's seal of Mi Gu
Note:
Collector's seal 'Mi Gu' belongs to the famous Shanghai cartoonist, Zhu Luqing (1918-1986). An avid art collector Zhu had a deep interest in calligraphy and painting. He began to use his pseudonym 'Mi Gu' when he published his works. In the 1940's Zhu published numerous cartoons, all using comic satire to critique the political situation at the time and was well regarded in China and abroad until the late 1950's.
Li Tieguai
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
132.6 x 38 cm. (52 1/4 x 15 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Further inscribed with one seal of the artist
Dated second month, Spring, dingmao year (1927)
One collector's seal of Mi Gu
Note:
Collector's seal 'Mi Gu' belongs to the famous Shanghai cartoonist, Zhu Luqing (1918-1986). An avid art collector Zhu had a deep interest in calligraphy and painting. He began to use his pseudonym 'Mi Gu' when he published his works. In the 1940's Zhu published numerous cartoons, all using comic satire to critique the political situation at the time and was well regarded in China and abroad until the late 1950's.
Literature
Masterpiece of Painting By Qi Baishi, People's Fine Arts Publishing House, Beijing, 1990, p. 16.
The Collected Works of Qi Baishi 2, Hunan Fine Arts Publishing House, Changsha, 1996, pp. 302, pl. 302.
Qi Baishi Huihua Zuopin Tulu (Selected Paintings by Qi Baishi I), Tianjin People's Fine Arts Publishing House, 2006, p.258.
Baishi Liuyun (Paintings of Qi Baishi), People's Fine Arts Publishing House, Beijing, 2008, p. 26.
The Collected Works of Qi Baishi 2, Hunan Fine Arts Publishing House, Changsha, 1996, pp. 302, pl. 302.
Qi Baishi Huihua Zuopin Tulu (Selected Paintings by Qi Baishi I), Tianjin People's Fine Arts Publishing House, 2006, p.258.
Baishi Liuyun (Paintings of Qi Baishi), People's Fine Arts Publishing House, Beijing, 2008, p. 26.
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