Chinese painting ‘Sparrows on Branches’, signed by Xu Beihong

Painting in ink and coloured pigments on paper, mounted on a brocade silk frame in shades of ochre and gold. The composition shows a group of sparrows perched and flying on branches. It bears an inscription in the upper left corner, ‘三十三年夏日居重庆’, and two red seals: “徐” and ‘东海王孙’. Xu Beihong (1895-1953) or later.

Size: 102 x 40 cm; Size with frame: 186 x 52 cm