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QI BAISHI (1863-1957)
Shrimp, 1946
Hanging scroll, now framed and glazed and laid onto foam
core, ink on paper, inscribed by the artist with a dedication
to Liuxian (Chu Chia-hua, 1893-1963), dated bingxu
(1946) autumn eighth month, signed Qi Huang Baishi with
one seal of the artist reading Baishi.
37 1/2 x 17 1/4in (95.25 x 43.8cm)
$40,000 - 60,000
白石 鏡框 一九四六年作
Chu Chia-hua ( ), who used the courtesy name
Liu-hsien, was a major political figure during the Republic
period, profoundly involved with education. He served
as minister of education from 1932-1933 and again from
1944-1948. He was named president of Academia Sinica
in 1940, following the death of Tsai Yuan-pei, and held the
post until 1958, succeeded by Hu Shih.
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