Chinese Ink Painting of Bamboo After Qi Baishi

After Qi Baishi (Chinese, 1864-1957). Chinese scroll painting in ink on paper of bamboo, depicting two hanging branches that stretch across the hanging scroll in the shape of a loose, sinuous ìSî. Although both branches are constructed with almond-shaped, wet splashes of ink, the artist has used two distinct tonalities of ink to give the impression of depth. Signed with two seals of the artist.

Provenance: Charlotte Horstmann & Gerald Godfrey Ltd, Hong Kong, China 1987; Collection of Bruce Dayton & Ruth Stricker Dayton, Minnesota.
Sight; Height: 64 1/2 in x width: 19 1/4 in. Framed; Height: 65 1/4 in x width: 20 1/2 in.
Condition Report: Fair, some moisture damage along the verso.

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