signed in pinyin and Chinese and dated 1988; titled on the reverse

Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong
Important Private European Collection

 

Texas, University of Texas Art Institute of the Permian Basin, Wang Yidong, September, 1990

Wang Yi Dong, Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong, 1999, p. 30, illustrated in colour

This work is in good condition overall. There is evidence of minor craquelure across the surface of the canvas, primarily in the black area of the work. There is light dust acroos the surface of the canvas. There is no evidence of restoration under UV.
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Being citizens of the capital city for centuries, Beijing people's dining tables are always full. However, only the images of a burnished bronze pot and a stout bean-cheese jar linger in the artist's mind. Instead of depicting a table full of dishes, Wang Yidong aptly paints only few objects here, leaving questions to the viewer's imagination. The plain but actually jar🀅ring and vivid chopsticks and red strings act nothing more than a reminder to the audience: "Simꩲplicity is the key to happiness."