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.