Plantain and Sparrows
$500
XU BEIHONG (1895-1953)
Plantain and Sparrows
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
95 x 49.5 cm. (37 3/8 x 19 ½ in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated winter solstice, xinsi year (1941)
Dedicated to Qiqing
One collector’s seal of Xie Zhiliu (1910-1997)
Further inscribed and signed by Zhao Shao’ang (1905-1998) on the mounting, with two seals
Dated winter solstice, dingmao year (1987)