Page 172 - Christie's Fine Chinese Paintings Hong Kong Dec. 1 2015

LOTS 1323 — 1328
FORMERLY IN THE COLLECTION OF LI GUANGZHAO

The artist and collector Li Guangzhao, also known as Li Jia,
sobriquet Zigu, was a native of An’hui. During the Republican
era he worked as manager of the Shanghai branch of the Hong
Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, and after 1949,
served as council member of the Shanghai Finance and Trade
Committee. An adept calligrapher, Li specialised in calligraphy
in the style of Su Shi. Lot 1328 is a fine example of Li’s oeuvre.

1323

1323 1324

XIE ZHILIU (1910-1997) XU BEIHONG (1895-1953)

Bird on Plum Blossoms Plum Blossoms

Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
54 x 113 cm. (21 º x 44 ƒ in.) 110 x 26.5 cm. (43 º x 10 ƒ in.)
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated spring, dingyou year (1957) Dated spring, renshen year (1932)
Dedicated to Guangzhao
HK$400,000-600,000 US$52,000-78,000

HK$600,000-800,000 US$78,000-100,000

1932

1957

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