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QI BAISHI (1863-1957)
Lot 1465

QI BAISHI (1863-1957)

Chrysanthemum and Chicks

Closed28 May 2019

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HKD 937,500

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QI BAISHI (1863-1957)
Chrysanthemum and Chicks
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
65.5 x 33.8 cm. (25 ¾ x 13 ¼ in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated bingzi year (1936)
Dedicated to Zhongsheng

Specialist note

The recipient of this painting was Li Zhongsheng (1912-1984). He studied paintings under his father at an early age, and enrolled at the Guangzhou Fine Art Academy in 1930, studying western painting. In 1932, he went to Japan to further his art studies. Li returned to China in 1937 and taught at the National Fine Art Academy.