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QI BAISHI (1863-1957)
FROM THE FAMILY OF JAMES C. BURKEBorn in Shanghai to missionary parents, James Burke (1915-1964) was a writer and photographer for LIFE Magazine. He was fluent in Mandarin and Shanghainese. He served with the Office of War Information in Kunming during WWII and remained in China after the war writing for magazines and newspapers in the U.S. and Europe. He joined the staff of LIFE Magazine as a photographer in 1951. He was Bureau Chief for LIFE in New Delhi, Hong Kong and Greece. He traveled extensively in Asia and the Middle East.
QI BAISHI (1863-1957)

Shrimp

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QI BAISHI (1863-1957)
Shrimp
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
39 ¼ x 13 5/8 in. (99.7 x 34.5 cm.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated wuzi year (1948)
Dedicated to Buyage (James Burke)

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James Burke met Qi Baishi during his time in China. According to the family, photos of Qi Baishi painting Shrimp can be found in the James Burke Collection at the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.

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