Tsang Tsou Choi (King of Kowloon) - 20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Day Sale in association with Yongle Hong Kong Tuesday, November 29, 2022 | Phillips
  • "[A] poet whose page was the public space."
    — Hans Ulrich Obrist on Tsang Tsou Choi, the King of Kowloon


    Left: Portrait of Tsang Tsou Choi, the ‘King of Kowloon’

    Right: Tsang Tsou Choi, Untitled (Partial Map of Kowloon), circa 1994-1997, Collection of M+ Hong Kong 
    • Provenance

      Private Collection (acquired directly from the artist)
      Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 6 April 2014, lot 964
      Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

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Two Works: King's Maps

(i) signed 'Tsang Choi [in Chinese]' lower right
(ii) signed 'Tsang Tsou Choi [in Chinese]' along the right edge

ink on paper
(i) 53 x 19.5 cm. (20 7/8 x 7 5/8 in.)
(ii) 26 x 19.5 cm. (10 1/4 x 7 5/8 in.)

Executed in 2001-2004.

Full Cataloguing

Estimate
HK$240,000 - 320,000 
€29,900-39,800
$30,800-41,000

Sold for HK$252,000

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Danielle So
Specialist, Head of Day Sale
+852 2318 2027
danielleso@phillips.com

20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Day Sale in association with Yongle

Hong Kong Auction 30 November 2022