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QI BAISHI (1864-1957)
Fish of Longevity and Prosperity, 1953
Ink on paper, matted, titled chang nian da gui, dedicated to Qiaowen,
dated guisi (1953) and signed Baishi, with three artist’s seals reading
Qi Da, gui meng kan ci yu, and Huiwutang and one collector’s seal.
32 x 18 1/4in (81.5 x 46cm)

$40,000 - 60,000
齊白石 長年大貴 水墨紙本 鏡片 一九五三年作

Provenance
Bonhams Hong Kong, 23 November 2012, lot 713
Formerly in the collection of the paleographer Ma Kwok Kuen 馬國權
(1931-2002)

A similar painting of mandarin fish is illustrated in Celestial
Skillfulness: the Calligraphy and Painting of Qi Bai-shi Masterpieces
from Liaoning Provincial Museum, National Museum of History,
Taipei, 2011, p.177

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