Birds and Blossom

Details

ZHANG SHUQI (1899-1956)
Birds and Blossom
Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
43 x 15 5/8 in. (109.3 x 39.7 cm.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Further inscribed by the artist, with one seal
Dated thirty-first year (of the Republic, 1942)
Dedicated to Xinyu (Lu Xinyu, 1894-1948)

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist, and thence by descent.

Lot Essay

Born in Fujian, Lu Xinyu (1894-1948) received his Ph.D from Columbia University. Lu served as a diplomat and spent much of his career in the New York consulate office, eventually becoming Consul General. In the mid-1930s, he served for two years as vice-consul in Havana, Cuba.

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