Lot 618
  • 618

Chang Tsai (Zhang Cai)

Estimate
30,000 - 60,000 HKD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Chang Tsai (Zhang Cai)
  • Monkey Show
  • gelatin silver print
executed in 40s, this work is unique.

Provenance

Private Asian Collection

Exhibited

Taipei, Sunnygate Phototimes, Shanghai - 1940s, May 13 - June 1, 1989
Taipei, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Chang Tsai Retrospecitve Photography Exhibition, March 27 - June 5, 2010
Shanghai, Liu Haisu Museum, Chang Tsai, October 9 - 18, 2010
Taipei, Taiwan Soka Association, Chang Tsai Photography Exhibition, March 30 - May 30, 2011

Literature

Hsiao Yung Sheng, ed., Chang Tsai, Hsiung-Shih Art Book, Taipei, 2001, p. 62 - 63
Chang Tsai, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, 2010, p. 62
Chang Tsai, Shanghai Brilliant Publishing House, Shanghai, 2010, p. 135

Condition

The work is overall in good condition. There is slight discoloration away along the corners. There are some dotted discolorations next to the bottom right corner. There are some very tiny brown dots next to the bottom left corner.
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