Lot 37
  • 37

ZHAO SHAO'ANG SPARROW AND SUNFLOWER IN AUTUMN RAIN

Estimate
35,000 - 45,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Ink on scroll
ink and colour on paper, mounted as a hanging scroll
signed Zhao Shao’ang, dated dingwei (1967), Summer, May, with three seals of the artist, zhao, shao ang liu shi hou zuo, zu ji ying mei fa yi rui de ri yin fei zhu guo

Provenance

A German Private Collection, received as present directly by the artist in the 1970s (by repute).

Condition

The surface has discoloured and there is yellowing to paper throughout. There are scattered tiny spots of foxing and the paper is slightly warped.
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