XU BEIHONG (1895-1953) & CEN XUEGONG (1917-2009)

Ink and colours on paper. Hanging scroll, brocade mounting. Date and signature: In the winter of the 34th year, in Yuzhou, in the Mountain Abode of Quiet Autumns, Xuegong Seal: Cen. On the border above the painting, Xu Beihong added a calligraphic title inscription of a poem poem on the subject of landscape by the famous poet Xie Lingyun (385-433), composed of four five-syllable verses Signature: Beihong. Seal: Xu Beihong. Provenance: Collection of Miroslav Böhnel.