Qi Baishi’s Flowers and Birds of four pieces (花鸟四屏)

5. Qi Baishi. Auction sales of $168.9 million in first half 2014. Source: artnet

Qi Baishi’s Flowers and Birds of four pieces (花鸟四屏) (1906) was bought at Poly International Auction Co., Ltd. Contemporary Chinese Paintings Evening Sale (June 2, 2014) for 55,775,000 CNY ($8,927,142).


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