XU YUANSHAO WISTERIA AND MYNAH BIRDS

XU YUANSHAO (CHINESE, 1944�2023) INK AND COLOR ON PAPER, MOUNTED AND PRESENTED IN A WOODEN FRAME WITH A LIGHT PURPLE FABRIC MAT. DEPICTING VIBRANT PURPLE WISTERIA VINES (ZIZUN) OVERTAKING GNARLED BRANCHES, ACCOMPANIED BY THREE MYNAH BIRDS BEARS A TITLE INSCRIPTION READING "ZIXIA" (PURPLE CLOUDS / WISTERIA), A DEDICATION INSCRIPTION, ARTIST CALLIGRAPHY, AND RED ARTIST SEALS 38 X 59 IN IMAGE 48 X 75.5 IN FRAMED XU YUANSHAO (1944�2023) WAS A NATIVE OF SUZHOU, JIANGSU PROVINCE, WHO SPECIALIZED IN TRADITIONAL FLOWER AND BIRD PAINTINGS. HE STUDIED UNDER THE ARTIST ZHANG XINJIA AND WAS A MEMBER OF THE CHINESE ARTISTS' ASSOCIATION.