• Dimension: Height: 53 2/8 in (135.0 cm) Length: 13 5/8 in (34.5 cm)
• Estimate From: $1500
• Estimate To: $1800

Color and ink on paper. Squirrels. Hanging scroll. Inscribed and signed Xu Gu, with two seal marks of the artist.

題識:甲午長夏虛谷；鈴印：虛谷書畫。（虛谷：清代著名畫家，海上四大家之一，有「晚清畫苑第一家」之譽。俗姓朱，名懷仁，僧名虛白，字虛谷，初任清軍參將與太平軍作戰，意有感觸，後出家爲僧。工山水、花卉、動物、禽鳥，尤長於畫松鼠及金魚。亦擅寫真，工隸書。作畫有蒼秀之趣，敷色清新，造型生動，落筆冷消，別具風格。）