Ca Zhuxi 2015 Lithograph, Skeleton over a Seated Figure in a Souvenir Jacket, Edition of 100, Framed
Ca Zhuxi 2015 Lithograph, Skeleton over a Seated Figure in a Souvenir Jacket, Edition of 100, Framed
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Bones Above, Embroidery Below
The skeleton is borrowed from the Edo imagination, the young man from the street today, and the two are bound together by a single confident line. It is a print that rewards a wall of its own, bold from across a room and witty up close.
Best for: Collectors of contemporary prints that reinterpret ukiyo-e
Condition notes
Light scuffs, small marks and soiling to the frame; a small hinge tape visible at the lower edge of the sheet; the image appears clean.
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A skeleton folds itself over a young man in a souvenir jacket and laced red boots: a 2015 lithograph by Ca Zhuxi in navy and coral, offered as pencil-signed and numbered from an edition of 100.
The Piece
The image speaks fluently in the language of ukiyo-e. The skeleton, with its long dark hair and red-rimmed sockets, recalls the gashadokuro and the great spectre of Utagawa Kuniyoshi, yet the living figure below belongs entirely to the present, seated cross-legged with the cool composure of a street portrait. His jacket carries embroidered skulls of its own, so that the bones above and the ornament below answer one another.
Printed in two colours only, the drawing relies on a precise, swelling line, and the white of the sheet becomes bone, cloth and air in turn. A round red seal at upper right completes the composition in the manner of a Japanese print.
Details
- Artist: Ca Zhuxi
- Year: 2015
- Medium: lithograph in navy and coral on deckle-edged paper
- Edition: numbered 1/100, as offered
- Signature: offered as signed and dated in pencil in the lower margin
- Image: about 77 x 56 cm (30.3 x 22 in)
- Frame: yellow, about 89.1 x 64.5 x 2 cm (35.1 x 25.4 x 0.8 in)
- Documentation: none stated
Measured by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 2 cm (0.5 in).
Condition
- Light scuffs, small marks and soiling to the frame, including a small mark on one side.
- A small hinge tape is visible at the lower edge of the sheet.
- The image itself appears clean and bright in the photographs.
Condition grade B (very good) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Signature, date and edition are described as they appear on the sheet; no certificate accompanies the work. Hang away from direct sun and damp.
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