{"product_id":"hu-wei-blue-grey-composition-abstract-mineral-pigment-painting-framed-chinese-artist-trained-in-tokyo-2407","title":"Hu Wei Blue Grey Composition Abstract Mineral Pigment Painting, Framed, Chinese Artist Trained In Tokyo","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eAn abstract painting in mineral greys and blues by Hu Wei, framed in silver, given to its present keeper by the painter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe surface is built up in layers of dark blue, grey and black, broken by pale scratched passages that read as a horizon or a line of buildings seen through weather. The texture is granular, as in pigment bound over paper or board. The painting is set in a wide silver frame with a stepped profile, and the back carries the title and the name of the painter in brush.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is received directly from the painter and as free of conspicuous marks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHu Wei\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHu Wei was born in Jinan, Shandong, in 1957. He was sent to Japan in 1987 to study with Ikuo Hirayama at the Tokyo University of the Arts, where he took a master's degree in 1991 and a doctorate in 1996, working on the materials of old painting and their conservation. He showed at the headquarters of UNESCO in Paris in 1995, returned to the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing as a professor in 1997, and later served as a vice director of the National Art Museum of China. His work joins the mineral pigments of East Asian painting to the language of abstraction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hu Wei, born 1957\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Blue Grey Composition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mineral pigment, as it appears\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePresentation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Silver frame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInscription:\u003c\/strong\u003e Title and name to the reverse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSizes are measured by hand; please allow a small margin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo conspicuous marks or stains are noted.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrame with light handling wear.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery photograph is part of the description.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eA (excellent)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Japanese scale; see \u003ca href=\"\/de\/blogs\/news\/japanese-condition-ranks-explained\"\u003eJapanese condition ranks, explained\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReceived from the painter; no certificate accompanies it. Collectors who require further documentation should write to the Desk before buying. Examined and photographed in Japan before dispatch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked by hand in Japan in a rigid case and sent insured by express freight; because of its size the delivery charge is quoted and agreed with you before purchase. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our \u003ca href=\"\/de\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003eConcierge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking for a particular artist, image or edition? Our Hunting Salon™ locates it across Japan's private collector circles, then inspects, documents and delivers it to you. \u003ca href=\"\/de\/pages\/hunting-salon%E2%84%A2\"\u003eBegin a Hunting Salon™ request\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hu Wei","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54489775440165,"sku":"JP-CL-1084992407","price":16160.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/jpn-bkp1-39-1-992407.jpg?v=1794608286","url":"https:\/\/japonista.com\/de\/products\/hu-wei-blue-grey-composition-abstract-mineral-pigment-painting-framed-chinese-artist-trained-in-tokyo-2407","provider":"Japonista","version":"1.0","type":"link"}