QI BAISHI (1864-1957): BASKET WITH PERSIMMONS* China, Undated. 34 × 68 cm. Ink and colours on paper. Signed: Sanbai shiyin fuweng Qi Huang xie Personal seal: Qi Ta 齐大 (oldest son of the Qi family) Purchased by Josef Hejzlar in 1953 at the Mir Gallery in Beijing, accompanied by Liu Jintao (b. 1922), a well-known painting mounter, who took care of mounting of most of Qi Baishi’s paintings, including this one.