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齊白石 Qi Baishi | 芋葉群蟹 Crabs by the Taro Leaves

Auction Closed

October 11, 09:48 AM GMT

Estimate

450,000 - 600,000 HKD

Lot Details

Description

Qi Baishi (1864-1957)

Crabs by the Taro Leaves


ink on paper, hanging scroll

signed, with one seal of the artist

136 x 36 cm 53½x 14⅛in.

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齊白石 (1864-1957)

芋葉群蟹


水墨紙本 立軸


款識:井塘先生之雅。白石老人作。

鈐印:「白石翁」。


來源:余井塘家屬收藏

余井塘(1896-1985),江蘇興化人,畢業於復旦大學,復赴美攻經濟學。上世紀二十年代初入國民黨,歷任黨政要職。抗戰軍興,任中央組織部副部長,一九三九年赴渝,出任教育部常務次長。遷臺後,先後任內政部部長、國民大會代表、行政院副院長、總統府資政等職。余氏一生操持黨務,作風耿介清廉,為時人所重,閒暇則嗜文藝,尤好書法。所集書畫,或友朋寫贈,多具其上款,似別嗜白石老人筆下之水族,即使抗戰期間,其學生尚自陷敵之北平,倩白石繪雙蟹贈之,另有游蝦,亦寫於相若時期。本幅以八蟹上下爬行,徜徉於芋葉間,並書其上款,雖未署年,按筆墨風格,似應同期所出。


136 x 36 cm 53½x 14⅛in.

Gift from the artist to Yu Jingtang (1896-1985) and thence by family descent