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FIAPCE -1973-
The work is not signed by the artist, but it bears numerous inscriptions, seals and signatures from its subsequent owners — including the seals of the Southern Tang emperor Li Yu, the Song theorist Mi Fu, and the Qianlong Emperor — show that it passed through the hands of many collectors over the following 1,200 years.The original drawing, some 12 inches (30 cm) square, was later mounted on a 20 feet (6.1 m) long handscroll to provide sufficient space for the seals and inscriptions.
The later form (Ehh, below), with remnants of several seals still visible, was acquired by Colin Laverty in 1973.
Verso inscriptions :
TITLE : Ehh (Ehh is a sound, NOT a word.)
COMPLETED ON 27/1/'73 AT FIAPCE (Ph.FOSTERVILE 1)
FIAPCE -1973-
Below, as exhibited by Geoffrey Hassall at Sydney in 2017.
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FIAPCE -1973-
detail
A Person Looks At A Work Of Art/
someone looks at something...
LOGOS/HA HA