Lot 644
  • 644

Fang Lijun

Estimate
1,000,000 - 1,200,000 HKD
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Description

  • Fang Lijun
  • 1999,2,1 (set of six hanging scrolls)
  • woodblock print
signed in Chinese, titled and dated 1999,2,1, numbered 3/8

Literature

Fang Lijun, Hunan Fine Arts Publishing House, Hunan, China, 2001, p.63, illustrated in colour
Fang Lijun – Living Like a Dog, Taiwan, Visual Art Publishing, 2009, p. 276, illustrated in colour

Condition

The work is in generally good condition. On the second panel there is light staining measuring 12 by 2 inches left of the figure's right ear. There is also light foxing scattered throughout the work but it is not distracting. The upper and lower layers of the paper are slightly split to the lower right of the 4th panel and middle left of the 5th panel. Otherwise, there are no apparent condition problems with this work.
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