Lot 29 | 28 August 2022

 

 

 

LOT 29

CHEUNG YEE (ZHANG YI)

B. China, 1936 – 2019

Scarlet Nine, 1974

Red pigment on pressed paper (Ed. 11/50)

63 x 44.5 cm

Private Collection, Singapore

RM 3,500 – RM 7,000

Cheung’s touch may seem simple but behind the simplicity are intricate carvings of archaic forms and cryptic symbols which illustrates various narratives. Be it an ancient Chinese poem of a distant past, writings, story-telling figurines of legends, engraved fortune telling tortoises or I-Ching hexagram patterns, it is these profound features that sets him apart from other artists, drawing the attention of art aficionados.