Description:
Contemporary Work on Canvas, China, in the manner of Lu Zuogeng, an assemblage of fragmentary photos of Empress Dowager Cixi and the Last Emperor Puyi mixed with calligraphy, brush strokes, and paint drippings, acrylic, ink, and gold on canvas, unsigned, framed, painting 47 1/2 x 47 1/2 in.
Estimate $20-200
in good condition with minor buckling to canvas.
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Keywords
Dowager Cixi, ChinaSuhyung Kim
Director, Asian Works of Art
508-970-3263
Helen Eagles
Deputy Director, Asian Works of Art
508-970-3132
Asian Works of Art
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