QI BAISHI (1863-1957)

QI BAISHI (1863-1957) Li Tieguai Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper 132.6 x 38 cm. (52 1/4 x 15 in.) Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist Further inscribed with one seal of the artist Dated second month, Spring, dingmao year (1927) One collector's seal of Mi Gu Note: Collector's seal 'Mi Gu' belongs to the famous Shanghai cartoonist, Zhu Luqing (1918-1986). An avid art collector Zhu had a deep interest in calligraphy and painting. He began to use his pseudonym 'Mi Gu' when he published his works. In the 1940's Zhu published numerous cartoons, all using comic satire to critique the political situation at the time and was well regarded in China and abroad until the late 1950's.