Description:
Zao Wou-Ki (Chinese/French, 1920-2013)
La pêche, 1951, edition of 30 (Ågerup, 57). Signed in Chinese characters in pencil l.r., numbered "21/30" in pencil l.l. Drypoint on paper, plate size 5 7/8 x 9 3/4 in. (14.8 x 24.6 cm),framed.
Condition: Not examined out of frame.
Estimate $3,500-5,500
Out of the frame the sheet has a BFK watermark and deckled edges. It measures 9 7/8 x 12 7/8 in. Outside of the plate mark by 3/4 inches the edges of each margin were folded under. There is minor soiling to the margins.
The frame measures 17 1/4 x 20 x 1 in.
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