In the Manner of Qi Baishi (1864–1957)
Chrysanthemum and Grasshopper, 1948
Ink and color on paper, hanging scroll

Inscription: Painted by Qi Huang, the old man Baishi, at the age of eighty-eight.
Seals: Wu Nian Ba Shi Ba, Qi Huang
Collector seal: Treasured in Bairu Collection
{Image size: 39 × 13 1/8 inches (99.1 × 33.3 cm)}.
{Overall size: 71 1/2 × 18 1/8 inches (181.6 × 46 cm)}.

Provenance: Former collection of Liang Bairu, Dongguan, Guangdong.

Liang Bairu was a Guangdong collector active during the Republic period. His collector seal, Treasured in Bairu Collection, also appears on Ren Yi's Delivering Charcoal, dated 1886, sold at Christie's Hong Kong, Fine Chinese Modern Paintings, November 29, 2011, lot 2061. His collection also included Zhang Mu's Ox-Herding Album, now in the Guangzhou Museum of Art.

Current Provenance: From a distinguished private collection in Lafayette, California, assembled over several decades with an unwavering dedication to Japanese and Chinese art. With the generous support of the collector's family, Michaan's Auctions is honored to present selected treasures from this important collection. 

仿齐白石（1864–1957）
菊花草虫图
纸本水墨设色，立轴

题款：白石老人八十八岁齐璜作。
钤印：吾年八十八、齐璜
鉴藏印：柏如珍藏
画心：39 × 13 1/8英寸（99.1 × 33.3厘米）。
整体：71 1/2 × 18 1/8英寸（181.6 × 46厘米）。

来源：广东东莞梁柏如旧藏。

梁柏如为民国时期广东收藏家。其鉴藏印柏如珍藏亦见于任颐1886年作送炭，纸本设色，立轴，拍于香港佳士得2011年11月29日中国近现代画专场，拍品编号2061。其旧藏还包括现藏广州艺术博物院的张穆牧牛图册。

现来源：加州拉斐特一处重要私人收藏，历经数十年积累，始终致力于日本与中国艺术的收藏。承蒙藏家家属的慷慨支持，Michaan's Auctions 荣幸推出此重要收藏中的精选珍品。

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