Lot 584
  • 584

XU BING | New English Calligraphy: On Returning to the Wheel Rim River

Estimate
600,000 - 800,000 HKD
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Description

  • New English Calligraphy: On Returning to the Wheel Rim River
  • ink on paper
  • 69.5 by 136 cm; 27⅜ by 53½ in. 
signed in Square Word Calligraphy and mark with one artist's seal Executed in 2005.

Provenance

Albion Gallery, London
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. Visible only upon close inspection, very minor spots of foxing are observed to be scarcely scattered throughout the paper surface, consistent with the age of the medium. Please note that this work was examined within its frame. Framed under glass.
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