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               ᄁ         QI BAISHI (1864-1957)                                                                                                     ݳ         HONG LIANGJI (1746-1809)
               ͣ         Six Shrimps                                                                                                               ڥ         Calligraphy Couplet in Zhuanshu
               ͩ         ink on paper, hanging scroll                                                                                            (1746-1809) Λ   ink on gold-flecked paper, pair of hanging
                         signed, dated 1948, with a dedication and 1 seal of the artist.                                                                     scrolls
                         Titleslip by Zeng Shaojie                                                                                                           signed, with 2 seals of the artist
            (1864-1957)
                         Titleslip:                                                                                                                          Inscription:
                         Qi Baishi "Six Shrimps". Shaojie inscribed at mid-Autumn festival                                                                   Hong Liangji from Beijiang.
                         of guimao year.                                                                                                                     each 132 x 31.2 cm 52 x 12⅜ in. (2)
                         Inscription:
                         Dedicated to Baoshen. Summer of wuzi. Baishi at eighty-eight                                                                        HK$ 60,000-100,000
                         years old.                                                                                                                          US$ 7,700-12,800
                         LITERATURE
                         Ch’I Pai-Shih’s Paintings, by Kai-Yu Hsu and Fang-Yu Wang, Art                                                                      ᇏࣣɖԊᑌ
                         Book Co., Taipei, May 1979, pl.44                                                                                                   ˥ኈᛈږ၏  ͭൿ
                         PROVENANCE
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                         Collection of famous collector Wang Fangyu (1913-1997), 1940s                                                                       ୅࢕֡҂ફʑήd̈࢓ᛵරၕᐶ˙f
                         to 1988.
                          L.J. Wender, 13 February 1988.                                                                                                     ̏ϪݳڥΛf
                         102 x 32.2 cm 40⅛ x 12⅝ in.                                                                                                         ඕΙm˜ڥΛ™e˜һ֢͛ɻ™f
                         Qi Baishi captured the detailed and vivid movements of shrimps in
                         his works, as if they were swimming freely in the seemingly invisible
                         water. The power struggle of the two shrimps at the very bottom,
                         was however not commonly conveyed in most of his other paintings
                         of shrimps. The pair was facing each other with their antennas and
                         pincers entangled, filling the work with dramatic tension.
                         The work is dedicated to “Baoshen”. It is suggested that “Baoshen”
                         is Li Baoshen, a native Hebei collector active during the Republican
                         of China era. His affection for Qi Baishi’s artistry is evident where his
                         collector seals are occasionally seen on Qi’s paintings.


                         HK$ 500,000-800,000
                         US$ 64,000-102,000

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