signed Xishan yishi Pu Ru, dated wuxu (1958), tenth lunar month, with a transcription of Su Shi's 'Former Ode on the Red Cliff,' and two seals of the artist, pu ru zhi yin, xin yu

Sotheby's Hong Kong, F♓ine Modern Chinese Paintings, November 21, 19𒈔85, lot 58

-Overall in very good condition -Close examination reveals a couple of light foxings and one small patch of paper loss to the middle left of the inscription
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Artist's Inscription:
During the tenth month of the wuxu year (1958), I traveled south to Bangkok, where I ran into the elegant gentleman Ni Yingjun. He likes my painting and requested that I do an illustration of Su Wenzhong's 'Former Ode to the Red Cliff,' and also write out the poem.