'GHOSTS', BY PU RU (1896-1963), TEN PAINTINGS China. Ink on paper. Finely painted with different ghosts or demons, each with fierce expressions and rendered in a dynamic manner, including a servant of Zhong Kui, an armed 'rat' in the street, cattle as a scholar, a thunder ghost, a dragon bringing rain, a fox bookkeeper, a mountain ghost, a demon performing a rain dance, a turtle as a scholar, and a beggar ghost. Each painting with a descriptive inscription.

Inscriptions: To each painting, 'Finger Painting of Xinshe' and one seal, 'Pu Ru'.

Provenance: UK market, by repute from a private estate.
Condition: Good condition with minor old wear, soiling, and creasing.

Dimensions: Image size ca. 64 x 32 cm (each), Size incl. mounting 104 x 48 cm (each)

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby's New York, 12 September 2019, lot 1056
Estimate: USD 12,000 or approx. EUR 14,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: Pu Ru 1896-1963, Mysterious figure
Expert remark: Compare the closely related motif. Note the size (28 x 20.3 cm)


溥儒(1896-1963)指畫小妖，十幅
中國，紙本設色。心畲指畫小妖，各具兇猛，卻又生動可愛：鍾馗侍者，牛相公，雷鬼，龍伯興雨，狐司帳，木客，夔罔兩，鱉相公，丐鬼以及橫槍黨路 。

款識：每幅畫上都可見“心畲指畫“
鈴印：溥儒

來源：英國古玩市場，據説購於英國私人收藏。
品相：狀況良好，有輕微磨損、污漬和摺痕。

尺寸：畫面各64 x 32厘米，總共各104 x 48厘米

拍賣結果比較：
形制：非常相近
拍賣：紐約蘇富比，2019年9月12日，lot 1056
估價：USD 12,000（相當於今日EUR 14,000）
描述：溥儒《牛相公》
專家評論：比較非常相近的主題。請注意尺寸(28 x 20.3厘米)。