PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF WU BALING (LOTS 1616-1628)

SITU QI (1904-1997)
Kapok and Bird
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
131 x 32.5 cm. (51 ½ x 12 ¾ in.)
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dated spring, xinmao year (1951)
Dedicated to Baling

SPECIALIST’S NOTES
Wu Baling (1904-1976) was born in Nanhai, Guangdong. The founder of the Yung Sheh Hiking Club, he joined the Overseas Chinese Daily News in 1936 and was promoted to Chief Editor of the Hong Kong News section. During his tenure, he invited artists to inscribe on the covers of his publications, and befriended many Hong Kong artists, including Zhou Qianqiu (1910-2006), Zhou’s teacher Zhao Shao’ang (1905-1998) and others. Wu often joined their meetings and received many works from them.