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LIU JIYOU (1918-1983)
Monkey King
Scroll mounted for framing, ink and color on paper, signed Jiyou and with one seal of the artist
reading Liu Jiyou Yin.
28 x 12in (71 x 30.8cm)
$12,000 - 15,000
劉繼卣 孫悟空 設色紙本 鏡片
Liu Jiyou, a native of Tianjin, is famous for his work as a popular illustrator, especially in the
area of lianhuanhua, a Chinese genre of fully-illustrated, didactic, mass-market comic book,
often used for government propaganda during the Mao era. Liu’s depictions of the Monkey
King, the present lot being a fine example, are particularly well known. He enjoyed significant
official support, receiving praise from both Mao Zedong and Zhou Enlai.
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