Asian Art

August 2025, 2022
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LOT 197

Lot 197

Yan Yijing (1933-2018), Woodblock Print

Yan Yijing (1933-2018), Woodblock Print
Lot 197 Details
Yan Yijing (1933-2018), Woodblock Print

严以敬

Inscribed with the idiom 勤有功氣無益 "Diligence has its reward, play has no advantages"; numbered '40/150'; ink and colour on paper, framed
'勤有功 气无益' 40/150号
image 17.7 x 12 in — 45 x 30.5 cm

Estimate $100-$150

Realised: $96
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Yan Yijing (1933-2018), Woodblock Print
  • Yan Yijing (1933-2018), Woodblock Print
  • Yan Yijing (1933-2018), Woodblock Print
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严以敬(1933年8月8日-2018年8月12日),笔名阿虫,是香港家喻户晓的漫画家,本名严以敬。年轻时,凡事执著是非曲直,藉漫画表达对社会的不公不满,犀利辛辣的风格,使他成为60年代著名的政治漫画家。

Yan Yijing, affectionately known as "Ah Chung", was a popular Hong Kong cartoonist whose work is most recognized in newspapers during the 1970s and 1980s.

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