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    JU MING (1938-2023)

    Family Portrait

    1980

    Wood(One piece only)
    34x47x24cm

    Signed Ju Ming in Chinese, dated 1980

    Estimate TWD 2,000,000-2,800,000
    USD 66,700-93,300
    HKD 0-0

    Hammer Price TWD 2,242,000
    USD 0
    HKD 0

With a certificated of authenticity issued by Caves Gallery

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Zhu Ming began his career with sculpturing and painting for traditional temples. His skills are exquisite and lively and excel best at wood sculpture. Taught by Yang Ying Feng at the age of 30, he began his journey in art creation, he has blended traditional skills and modern sculpture together. He held his first solo exhibition at the National Museum of History in 1976, and won his fame with “the Nativist” series. He has won worldwide acknowledgement and become a prominent figure in the art world. He is regarded as one of the symbols of the 1970 nativist movement. Born in an agricultural family, he shows fondness for topics such as buffalos and chickens. The depiction of animals is the representation of his memory. “Family Portrait” created in 1980s during the late “Nativist” series. His style has grown to be more simple and clear, the thick sculpture still reveals gentleness in it, the hen is looking down and without a clear face viewers can still feel the love of a mother tending for her chicks. The delicate arrangement speaks of the genuine personality of Ju Ming and also brings out the persistence of rural farmers. The sculpture is an embodiment of the affection and admiration of the land of Ju Ming.

 

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