‘GHOSTS’, BY PU RU (1896-1963), TEN PAINTINGS China. Ink on paper. Finely painted with different ghosts or demons, each with fierce expressions and rendered in a dynamic manner, including a servant of Zhong Kui, an armed ‘rat’ in the street, cattle as a scholar, a thunder ghost, a dragon bringing rain, a fox bookkeeper, a mountain ghost, a demon performing a rain dance, a turtle as a scholar, and a beggar ghost. Each painting with a descriptive inscription.

Inscriptions: To each painting, ‘Finger Painting of Xinshe’ and one seal, ‘Pu Ru’.

Provenance: UK market, by repute from a private estate.
Condition: Good condition with minor old wear, soiling, and creasing.

Dimensions: Image size ca. 64 x 32 cm (each), Size incl. mounting 104 x 48 cm (each)
Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related single painting by Pu Ru, 28 by 20.3 cm, similarly painted with cattle as a scholar, at Sotheby’s New York in Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy on 12 September 2019, lot 1056, bought-in at an estimate of USD 12,000-18,000.

溥儒(1896-1963)指畫小妖，十幅
中國，紙本設色。心畲指畫小妖，各具兇猛，卻又生動可愛：鍾馗侍者，牛相公，雷鬼，龍伯興雨，狐司帳，木客，夔罔兩，鱉相公，丐鬼以及橫槍黨路 。

款識：每幅畫上都可見“心畲指畫“
鈴印：溥儒

來源：英國古玩市場，據説購於英國私人收藏。
品相：狀況良好，有輕微磨損、污漬和摺痕。

尺寸：畫面各64 x 32厘米，總共各104 x 48厘米

拍賣結果比較: 比較一件溥儒的作品《牛相公》，28x20.3 厘米，見紐約蘇富比Fine Classical Chinese Paintings & Calligraphy 2019年9月12日lot 1056, 估價USD 12,000-18,000。