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Xu Beihong (1895-1953) A Drinking Horse; Poem in Running Script image 1

Xu Beihong (1895-1953) A Drinking Horse; Poem in Running Script image 2

Xu Beihong (1895-1953) A Drinking Horse; Poem in Running Script image 3

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Lot 262

Xu Beihong (1895-1953)
A Drinking Horse; Poem in Running Script

Fine Chinese Paintings

7 July 2020, 11:00 HKT

Hong Kong, Six Pacific Place

Sold for HK$250,625 inc. premium

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Xu Beihong (1895-1953)

A Drinking Horse; Poem in Running Script
Ink and colour on paper; ink on paper, framed
Inscribed and signed Beihong, with a dedication and one seal of the artist
Calligraphy signed Beihong, dated xinsi year (1941), with one seal of the artist
Calligraphy: 29.8 x 23.2cm (11¾ x 9⅛in)
Painting: 32.5 x 20.8cm (12¾ x 8¼in)

Footnotes

徐悲鴻　飲馬圖、行書詩　設色、水墨紙本　鏡框　一九四一年作

款識：
世人幾許軟瘋癱，看汝馬欲竪肩立。悲鴻，辛巳（1941）。
曼士二哥惠教，悲鴻。

鈐印：徐、江南布衣

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