YIN QI | Dog No. 2

MEDIUM: oil on canvasDESCRIPTION: Signed in Pinyin and Chinese, and dated '2000' on the reverseDIMENSIONS: 200 by 180.5 cm; 78¾ by 71 in. PROVENANCE:Private Asian Collection

This work is in very good condition overall. Very minor wear to corners are observed. Evidence of minor abrasion is found to be staggered occasionally on the right edge. Very minor craquelures are observed to be scarcely scattered over thickly painted areas which is inherent to artist's chosen method of execution. All aforementioned are visible only upon close examination. No evidence of retouching is observed when examined under ultraviolet light. Unframed.
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