Qi Baishi - Eagle Standing on Pine Tree 1946
Eagle Standing on Pine Tree 1946
246x61cm hanging scroll, ink on pape
Sold for: USD 65.5 million
Auction house: China Guardian Auctions
Sale date: 22 May 2011
Seller: Liu Yiqian
Buyer: Hunan TV & Broadcast Intermediary Co
Qi Baishi (January 1, 1864 – September 16, 1957) was an influential Chinese painter, noted for the whimsical, often playful style of his watercolor works.