Lot 234
  • 234

Liu Zheng

Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Liu Zheng
  • 1 US$ Bank Note
  • embroidered with the artist's initials and dated 2002.6.1 twice
  • embroidered beads and mixed media on fabric
  • 70 by 168cm.; 27 1/2 by 66 1/8 in.

Provenance

Private Collection, Japan
Sale: Sotheby's, Hong Kong, Chinese Contemporary Art, 7 April 2007, Lot 179
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner

Literature

Chinese Century, Ed., Paris-Pekin, 2002, p. 141, illustrated

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is brighter in the original. The catalogue illustration also fails to fully convey the shimmering nature of the beads and fabric visible in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition.
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