Galloping Horse
$500
XU BEIHONG (1895-1953)
Galloping Horse
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
One collector’s seal of Suma Yakichiro (1892-1970)
Dated spring, yihai year (1935)
NOTE :
Further inscribed on the back of the mounting by Suma Yakichiro:
On the 30th day, third month of yihai year (1935), Wang Jingwei, the Executive Administrator and Foreign Minister of the Republic Government, offered this painting to me. It is one of the finest works by Xu Beihong, which should be listed alongside the masterpieces in museums and top collections.
Written in 1964.
68.5 x 117 cm. (27 x 46 1/8 in.)