Color woodcut on paper
Mounted as a scroll painting in a silk brocade frame
China, 20th century
QI Baishi (1864-1957) – Influential Chinese painter of the modern period
Depiction of a meticulously painted cricket between vegetables in a soft brushwork
Inscription and signature in the plate ‘in colors painted by Qi Baishi’ (偕山齐白石着色)
The seal ‘Muren’ (木人) and the a second seal ‘Insect painting of a minor craftsman’(雕虫小技家声) (wordplay) in the plate left and in the lower right corner
Inscribed on the outside of the scroll painting ‘Mr. Qi Baishi radish and grasshopper’ (齐白石先生萝卜蝈蝈) and at the lower edge with a Chinese label of the publisher ‘Rongbao Zhai’
Total dimensions: 124 x 44 cm
Image size: c. 45.5 x 34 cm
Good condition
Provenance: Private collection, Berlin
Object is regular taxed. 19% VAT is added to the purchase price for deliveries within the EU.

Qi Baishi 齊白石 (1864-1957)

Qi Baishi was one of the most famous painters of the 20th century and a pioneer of modern Chinese painting. He developed his own important expressive style of the so-called Chinese scholarly painting. QI was born as a son of a farmer in Xiangtan, Hunan province, in 1864. The artist began painting at the age of 14 and started on a tour through China’s famous landscapes in 1904, where he attained great fame. In 1917, Qi Baishi then settled in Beijing. He was voted into the national congress of the people in 1953 and was the first president of the Chinese association of artists. Three years earlier, in 1950, he had already been awarded the International Peace Prize by the World Peace Council.



Condition: The work is in good condition with slight signs of wear. The mounting shows water marks. The total dimensions are 124 x 44 cm and the image size is c. 45.5 x 34 cm.

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