Ring of Fire: The Art of Wucius Wong [Cover Title: Kaikodo Journal]
New York: Kaikodo, 1998.
Nicely illustrated catalogue for a sale of works by Wucius Wong (Wang Wuxie, b. 1936, Guangzhou) at Kaikodo, New York, in 1998.
Introduction by Michael Sullivan, Preface by Howard Rogers, and Essays by Wucius Wong and Arnold Chang. Price list laid in.
Wong is a Hong Kong-based ink painter who founded several groups for writers and artists and organized the first international salon of Modernist paintings in Hong Kong. This exhibition catalogue features 28 color plates depicting works ranging from 1986 through 1998.
Issued as Kaikodo Journal X, the in-house scholarly journal of the Kaikodo gallery. A typically impressive production from this prestigious gallery. Scarce in commerce.
PHYSICAL DETAILS: Quarto (11 5/8 x 8 3/8 inches; 295 x 210 mm), 77, [1] pages, in heavy, illustrated wrappers (soft cover).
CONDITION: Minor creasing to top right-hand corner. Near Fine. Item #2759
ISBN: 9627956155
Price: $40.00