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Li Kuchan

(China, 1899-1983)
Estimate
100 000 - 150 000 SEK
9 750 - 14 600 EUR
11 300 - 17 000 USD
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980 000 SEK
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Li Kuchan
(China, 1899-1983)

"Crane, Cliff, Bamboo and Lotus", a fine hanging scroll, signed and dated 1959.

Ink on paper. With dedication "To my friend Yingu". 144,5 x 77,2 cm.

Exhibitions

"Masters from China. 20th Century Painting and Calligraphy in Tradition", Liljevalchs, Stockholm June/16-August/20 1989. Cat no 119 (the title wrongly written as "Crane, Cliff, Bamboo and Orchids")

Literature

Reproduced in Lars Berglund, "Den befriade penseln: Kalligrafi och måleri från dagens Kina", Stockholm 1986, p.133.
Arts Of Asia, Jul-Aug 1994, Lars Berglund, "The Wilful Birds of Li Kuchan", pp. 71-77.