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QI GONG (1912-2005) Qi Gong’s work had been exhibited in Japan widely and was
Grapes, 1983 well-known among Japanese art world. In 1983 Qi Gong traveled to
Album of twenty-four leaves, ink and color on paper, title page signed Japan and held a solo exhibition organized by Beijing Rongbaozhai
Qi Gong, with a dedication to Sakato Goro, the composition of grapes gallery from February 28 to March 27, ‘Modern Chinese
painted continuously, inscribed with three additional poems by the Calligrapher--the Qi Gong Exhibition’, sponsored by the Japan and
artist, the last one dated 1983, with six artist’s seals Qi Gong zhi yin China Cultural Exchange Committee at the Seibu Department Store
(3), Yuanbai (2), Qi Gong, with an outer cloth surround. in Japan.
9 1/2 x 7in (24 x 18cm), each leaf
Here the artist cleverly utilizes the album format. Painting the scrolling
$8,000 - 12,000 grape vine as it winds its way continuously from one leaf to the next,
the composition is punctuated by his beautiful calligraphic passages.
啟功 碩果纍纍 冊頁 設色紙本 一九八三年作 The album is a fine illustration of the artist embracing the “three
perfections”-calligraphy, painting, and poetry.
Provenance:
The album was purchased in Kyoto, Japan by repute

來源:
據現藏家，此本畫冊購於日本京都

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