Zhao Wuji (Zao Wou-Ki)

signed in Chinese and pinyin; signed in Chinese and pinyin, dated 31.8.68 on the reverse, framed

Jean Leymarie, Zao Wou-Ki, Paris, 1978, p. 188
Claude Roy, Zao Wou-ki, Paris, 1988, p. 122
Celine Chao, ed., Zao Wou-Ki, Taipei, 2005, p. 84

Three minor areas of paint loss in the top right corner, approx 3, 2 and 2mm. Area of paint loss to the middle right edge, approx 7mm. Other very minor abrasions along the edges. Two minor areas of paint loss on the left edge near the top left corner, both approx. 2mm. Small patch of lifting to the paint in the top right quarter, 15cm in from the right, 28cm down from the top edge covering an area of approx 1.5cm. Area of paint loss, just above, approx 8mm. Two further paint flakes on the left side of the painting, approx 3mm and 2mm, approx 17 and 14cm in from the left edge in the centre. Other than the above characteristic condition issues (expected for a painting of this age), this work is otherwise generally in very good condition.
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It is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed and titled by the artist and dated 9.12.89