QI BAISHI (1864-1957)Persimmons and MantisInk and colour on paper, framedSigned Baishi, with one artist's seal32.5cm x 31cm (12¾in x 12¼in)For further information on this lot please visit theArtist or Maker: Qi Baishi (Chinese, 1864-1957)Provenance: Provenance：Lots 881-884 are from the same collector, who in the early 1950s amidst all the turmoil and uncertainty moved to Taipei with his family. Among the belongings they brought were the paintings they treasured and enjoyed for over 70 years. Originally there were eight album leaves, four of which were sold ten years ago. See China Guardian Hong Kong, Fine Chinese Paintings, Oct 2012, lots 104-107.齊白石　事事如意　設色紙本　鏡框款識：偕山唫館主者白石。鈴印：齊大來源：本幅與以下三幅編號881至883，得自同一海外藏家。上世紀五十年代初，戰亂稍息，但仍顛沛動盪，此四幅畫作，隨置行篋，倖以寶藏至今。此組原為斗方八幀，其中四幀人物多年前於香港釋出，參見嘉德香港二〇一二年秋季拍賣《觀想——中國書畫四海集珍》，拍品編號104至107。