Yan Pei-Ming

Art & Public, Geneva
Acquired by the present owner from the above

This work appears in excellent condition overall. The surface is clean and the canvas is well-stretched. There is no evidence of inpainting under UV light inspection. Unframed.
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In the big Chinese temples there is a room devoted to five hundred human-size Buddhas carved in wood. Although at first glance they all look the same, each effigy is different and personalized, but without being a portrait.
Yan Pei-Ming