Lot 673: ZHENG GUOGU | The Chat God of Millennium 19A & 19B (set of two)

each marked with one artist's seal, signed in Chinese and Pinyin, titled in Chinese and dated  2002; each signed in Chinese and Pinyin, titled in Chinese and dated  2006 on the reverse

overall: each 340 by 82 cm; 133⅞ by 32¼ in.

oil on photo print paper mounted on silk (hanging scroll)

These works are in good conditions with paper creases, foxing throughout. Minor abrasion marks and staining to the silk and occasionally on paper are visible throughout. There are occasional flakings to the paper which are inherent to the artist's original choice of medium and execution method. Please note that (ii) has a tear to the silk on the top handle of hanging scroll. Please note that they were not examined under ultraviolet light.
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Netherlands, Amsterdam, Christie's non-selling exhibition; Amstelveen, Canvas International Art; Amsterdam, Artesia; Den Bosch, Vanderven & Vanderven Oriental Art, East Asia Fine Arts Collections, 2007, 2008 (exhibition titles variable)
Netherlands, Rotterdam, Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art, Dai Hanzhi: 5000 Artists, 2014

Vitamin Creative Space, Guangzhou
Acquired by the present owner from the above