XU YUANSHAO WISTERIA AND MYNAH BIRDS
Updated September 14, 2026
| Lot number | 113 |
| Auction | MACLEAN OTTAWA SEPT 27 PREMIER AUCTION |
| Date | September 27, 2026 at 7:02 PM EDT |
| Auction house | MACLEAN & ASSOCIATES INC |
| Location | Ottawa |
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.
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