Yu Kao

Lot 1323: KAO YU

Name: KAO YU
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 88ef86b6f0

Est: $240,000 HKD - $320,000 HKDSold:

Christie'sHong Kong, Hong KongNovember 28, 2010

Item Overview

Description

KAO YU
(GAO YU, B. 1981)
Five Elements Mountain
signed in Chinese; dated and numbered '2008 1/5' (bottom of the figure) a set of four acrylic and fibreglass sculptures
figure: 56 x 70 x 180 cm. (22 1/16 x 27 9/16 x 70 7/8 in.)
stands: 54 x 74 x 180 cm. (21 1/4 x 29 1/8 x 70 7/8 in.); & 100 x 120 x 80 cm. (39 3/8 x 47 1/4 x 31 1/2 in.)
part: 26 x 14 x 12 cm. (10 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.)
edition 1/5
Executed in 2008 (2)

Artist or Maker

Yu Kao

Exhibited

Beijing, China, Mook Gallery, Five Elements Mountain, 20 October-15 November 2007 (different edition exhibited).
Milan, Italy, Primo Marella Gallery, Gao Yu, Singing Stars, 4 April-23 May 2009 .
Milan, Italy, Palazzo Reale, Cina: Rinascita Contemporanea, 11 December 2009-7 February 2010.

Literature

24 Ore Motta Cultura and Palazzo Reale, Cina: Rinascita Contemporanea, Milan, Italy, 2009 (illustrated, p. 181).

Provenance

Primo Marella Gallery, Milan, Italy
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Auction Details

Asian Contemporary Art (Day Sale)

Christie's

November 28, 2010, 12:00 AM ChST

2203-8 Alexandra House 16-20 Chater Road, Hong Kong, HK

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