Zhu Qizhan (1892-1996 )Spring SacrificeInk and polychrome on paper. Bears the Zhu Qizhan seal and two other seals of the artist. 65 x 66 cm Provenance: - Sotheby's charity sale, Beijing, June 1988, no. 7, reproduced . Gift of the artist for the benefit of this sale. - Private collection, Paris. Acquired during the latter sale. Vase containing a cut branch of a plum tree in flower, symbol of the arrival of spring, and placed next to a dish containing two freshly picked lemons. At the top left the following inscription: 二癖書丁瞻斯干巳老居上冬 民 海莫 朱屺瞻Painted in Shanghai at the Pisi studio in the winter twilight of the Ding Mao year (zodiac cyclical date corresponding to 1987) / ERZHANLAOMIN (Go or artist's name) / ZHU QIZHAN (surname).