Yang Yongsheng \"Spring\" Original Woodblock Print (6/20) For Sale

TitleSpraylimited editionArtistYang Yongsheng born 1967SignatureSigned, titled, dated and numbered by artist in woodblock printImpressionPrinted on a glossy, Chinese paper of middle thickness.ColorsThick oil-based colors.Conditionvery good ... minor wrinkles and plate marks on margins.Edition Size20Numbered6 / 20DescriptionThe image refers to an annual festival of the Dai people - the \"Water-Sprinkling Festival\". The Dai people, an ethnic minority group in the South of Yunnan, worship the water dragon. On April 8th of the Chinese lunar calendar, the local people used to pray for the rain and big harvest. But one year, the rain did not come. So people placed small Buddha statues on the dry fields. It finally rained. In memory of this event, people celebrate the festival of the water dragon every year. They splash water on wooden dragon statues and at each other and pray for the rain and a good harvest.Width Item19.5 inches = 49.5cmHeight Item18.9 inches = 48.0cmWidth Image17.3 inches = 44.0cmHeight Image16.5 inches = 42.0cm
With work spanning painting, printmaking and installations, Yang Yongsheng is one the most versatile contemporary Chinese artists. Born in Qujing City, Yunnan Province, he attended the Yunnan Fine Art Academy and became the director of the Qujing Print Institute. In 2004, he accepted a full scholarship from the Ford Foundation to complete his Masters of Fine Arts at Hawaii University. His prints can be found in museum collections from Japan to the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco.