{"product_id":"xue-song-golden-tiger-screenprint-printers-proof-signed-in-pencil-red-collage-ground-sheet-74-x-73-cm-0853","title":"Xue Song Golden Tiger Screenprint, Printer's Proof Signed In Pencil, Red Collage Ground, Sheet 74 x 73 cm","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eA crouching tiger drawn in fine gold line over a deep red ground of collaged fragments, a proof sheet signed by Xue Song.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe tiger lowers its head as if to drink, every stripe and whisker traced in gold and white over a field of reds that breaks, close to, into torn printed matter. The paper is a heavy mould made sheet with a soft deckle, and the margin carries the PP mark of a printer's proof and the artist's pencil signature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sheet measures about 74 by 73 cm with an image of about 65 cm square, offered unframed and shipped rolled in a rigid tube.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eXue Song\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eXue Song, born in Anhui in 1965 and working in Shanghai, became known in the 1990s for pictures built from burnt fragments of books, posters and calligraphy, a method that began after a fire destroyed his studio. The scorched collage gives his images a ground that is both decorative and loaded with the printed history of modern China, and his editions carry the same layered surface into print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Xue Song\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSubject:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tiger\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Print on mould made paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Printer's proof, marked PP, signed in pencil\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSheet:\u003c\/strong\u003e About 74 x 73 cm (29.1 x 28.7 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eImage:\u003c\/strong\u003e About 65 x 65 cm\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\u003eA small crease at the upper left corner of the sheet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOtherwise in very good order, kept in a smoke free home.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery photograph is part of the description.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eB (very good)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Japanese scale; see \u003ca href=\"\/es\/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\u003eOffered as a printer's proof signed by Xue Song and as the margin shows. No certificate accompanies the sheet. 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 with rigid protection and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. 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=\"\/es\/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=\"\/es\/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":"Xue Song","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54492225372453,"sku":"JP-CL-M37591510853","price":2130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/jpm-m37591510853-1.jpg?v=1794614518","url":"https:\/\/japonista.com\/es\/products\/xue-song-golden-tiger-screenprint-printers-proof-signed-in-pencil-red-collage-ground-sheet-74-x-73-cm-0853","provider":"Japonista","version":"1.0","type":"link"}