California Asian Art Auction California Asian Art Auction
 June 11, 2022  June 11, 2022

 Lot # 5255 
XU GU: COLOR AND INK ON PAPER 'SQUIRREL' PAINTING    虛谷 松鼠圖 設色紙本 立軸


  • 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。)