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LIU MIAO CHAN LIMITED EDITION CHINESE LEATHER SCULPTURE
Estimate:
$1,000 - $2,000
Passed
Live Auction
Home and Interiors Auction, 021320
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Description
READING IN COLD AND LATE NIGHT. Artist numbered and signed. Case.
A large exquisitely detailed sculpted leather statue, READING IN COLD AND LATE NIGHT, by Taiwanese artist Liu Miao Chan (b. 1946), depicting a Chinese master calligrapher preparing to decorate a page by candlelight. The lifelike detail and emotional range on the scholar's face are both dramatic and disarming. In 1986, the artist was declared a Living Treasure by the government of Taiwan. Modeled on a live edge wood base with a brass metal plate featuring artist's incised signature in English and Chinese, with edition and number J1150. Presented on a striking opaque museum quality black base, with clear museum quality cover. Base 20"L x 18"W; Cover 16.5"H x 18.5"W.
Artist: Liu Miao Chan
Issued: c. 1990
Dimensions: 15"H x 13"W, statue
Edition Number: 11 Edition Size: 50
Country of Origin: Taiwan
A large exquisitely detailed sculpted leather statue, READING IN COLD AND LATE NIGHT, by Taiwanese artist Liu Miao Chan (b. 1946), depicting a Chinese master calligrapher preparing to decorate a page by candlelight. The lifelike detail and emotional range on the scholar's face are both dramatic and disarming. In 1986, the artist was declared a Living Treasure by the government of Taiwan. Modeled on a live edge wood base with a brass metal plate featuring artist's incised signature in English and Chinese, with edition and number J1150. Presented on a striking opaque museum quality black base, with clear museum quality cover. Base 20"L x 18"W; Cover 16.5"H x 18.5"W.
Artist: Liu Miao Chan
Issued: c. 1990
Dimensions: 15"H x 13"W, statue
Edition Number: 11 Edition Size: 50
Country of Origin: Taiwan