Lot 789
  • 789

GUAN LIANG | Legend of the Red Lantern

Estimate
100,000 - 200,000 HKD
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Description

  • Guan Liang
  • Legend of the Red Lantern
  • signed and dated 1972 in Chinese, stamped with two artist's seal 
  • ink and colour on paper 
  • 44 by 36.5 cm; 17 ⅜ by 14 ⅜ in. 

Provenance

Collection of Guan Hanxing
Acquired directly from the above by the present important private Asian collector

Literature

CANS Art News Editing Team, ed., Guan Liang 1900 - 1986, Chinese Art Books Co., Taipei, 2012, p.25
Chiang Yuyun and Huang Yi-Han, ed., CANS Art News June 2013 No. 185, Chinese Art Books Co., Taipei, 2013, p. 111

Condition

The work is overall in very good condition, except for a minor sign of tear at the top left corner of the paper.
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