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Property from an Important Private Southeast Asian Collection (Lots 748-749)
XU BEIHONG (1895-1953)
Plantain
Details
XU BEIHONG (1895-1953)
Plantain
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink on paper
93.3 x 43.3 cm. (36 ¾ x 17 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated autumn, xinsi year (1941)
Titleslip by Cui Dadi (1903-1974), with one seal
Dated xinmao year (1951)
Plantain
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink on paper
93.3 x 43.3 cm. (36 ¾ x 17 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated autumn, xinsi year (1941)
Titleslip by Cui Dadi (1903-1974), with one seal
Dated xinmao year (1951)
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist, thence by descent.
Further details
These two Xu Beihong works come from a distinguished private collection in Penang, Malaysia. The collector, a prominent Chinese community leader, was deeply passionate about the arts and actively supported both Chinese and Southeast Asian visiting artists. In the early 1940s, he met Xu Beihong during a fundraising exhibition in Penang, forming a lifelong friendship. Over time, he received numerous works from Xu, assembling one of the most significant collections of the artist’s pieces. The collector meticulously preserved the pieces, commissioning fine mounting and inscriptions. These two works bear 1951 title inscriptions by renowned calligrapher Cui Dadi (Tsue Ta Tee, 1903–1974) and have remained in the family ever since.
Brought to you by
Carmen Shek Cerne (石嘉雯)
Vice President, Head of Department, Chinese Paintings