Lot 1160
  • 1160

QI BAISHI 1864-1957 | TEN CHICKS

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description

  • Qi Baishi
  • TEN CHICKS
  • ink and color on paper, hanging scroll
  • 101.2 by 31.8 cm. 39 3/4  by 12 1/2  in. 
signed Baishi, with one seal of the artist, qi bai shi With three collectors' seals of the Chew family, liao dong qiu yong he cang, yun meng wu zhong ying cang, qiu fu lun cang hua with one collector's seal of Cao Zhongying (1929-2011), zhong ying cang hua

Condition

- Paper bears a grey tone with surface wear. - Foxing spots can be found.
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Catalogue Note

Artist's inscription:
The person requesting a painting desired one of yellow chicks. An all-yellow painting is not elegant, and so I have painted only a few.