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John Chin Young was born in Honolulu in 1909. The son of Chinese ~1033
immigrants, he grew up in Hawaii which remained his main home until A PAIR OF HUANGHUALI HORSESHOE-BACK ARMCHAIRS
his death at age 88 in 1997. Primarily a self-educated artist, Young was LATE QING DYNASTY
influenced by traditional calligraphy and is best known for his Zen-like brush
strokes and his depictions of horses. Young traveled extensively during his Each chair has sweeping crest rail terminating in out-swept hooks above
life which fueled his artistic practice. During his life and travels, he collected shaped spandrels and the S-shaped splat carved with a ruyi-head roundel
many works of Asian art, many of which now reside in the Honolulu Art enclosing a mythical beast in openwork. The rear posts continue to form the
Museum, and the museum at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, which back legs below the rectangular frame above beaded aprons and spandrels.
bears his name. Young’s artwork is currently in the permanent collections of The legs are joined by stepped stretchers and a foot rest above a shaped apron.
the Art Institute of Chicago, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the 38æ in. (98.4 cm.) high, 25º in. (64.1 cm.) wide, 18¿ in. (46 cm.) deep
Santa Barbara Museum of Art, among others.
$40,000-60,000
PROVENANCE:
The collection of John Chin Young (1909-1997), Honolulu.

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來源:
容澤泉 (1909-1997年)珍藏， 檀香山。

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