Lot 312. Qi Baishi (1864-1957), Sparrow beneath red berry bush. Estimate $20,000-40,000. Sold for $28,750. Photo Freeman's

ink and color on paper, hanging scroll; signed and sealed by the artist - sight H: 40 1/2 in, 102.9 cm; W: 12 3/4 in., 32.4 cm   

Provenance: Property from the Collection of Laurence C. S. Sickman, Curator of Asian Art and later Director of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri 
Acquired by Sickman in Beijing from American Expatriate Art Patron, Dealer and Qi Baishi Associate Nellie Hussey, 1930s

Freeman's. Asian Arts, Sat, Sep 10 2016 10:00 AM