Qi Baishi 齐白石 雏鸡捉虫图 (Chinese b.1864-d.1957) Nine Chicks and a Worm Ink on paper, inscribed along the right side and dated to a renwu year, corresponding to 1942, one seal, mounted as a hanging scroll. (H: 26 in.; W: 14 3/8 in (image))Qty: (1)PROVENANCE: Chi Mei Chai, Eastern Art Gallery, LondonProperty from a private collection, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, acquired from the above, April 19, 1984 Footnote: NOTE: According to the 1984 purchase invoice, this work was painted at the request of Mr. Lin Sen in the winter of 1942. Mr. Lin Sen (1868-1943) was appointed president of the Guomindang government in 1932, and was well-respected as an elder statesman.