JU Ming
Taiwanese 1938
Ju Ming was born in Miaoli, Taiwan. He developed his unique artistic style through various apprenticeships with mentors including master sculptor Yuyu Yang (1926-1997), who advised Ju to take up Taichi. Studying this martial art subsequently inspired Ju’s distinctive Taichi series. Ju’s other sculptural series include the ‘Nativist’ and ‘Living World’ series. Following his 1976 exhibition at the Natural Museum of History in Taipei, Ju received a number of accolades including one of ten prestigious Outstanding Young Persons from Taiwan awards and an Arts Award from the Chinese Cultural and Arts Association. The Juming Museum, where much of his work is housed, was established in Chin-shan, Taipei County in 1999, under Ju’s direction. He continues to work in Taiwan and became the second Taiwanese artist to receive the Fukuoka Art and Culture Award in 2007.
Juming Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan
National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, Taichung, Taiwan
Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
National Museum of History, Taipei, Taiwan, 1976
Tokyo Central Art Museum, Tokyo, Japan, 1977
Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong, 1980
“Living World Series - Painted Wood sculptures” Max Hutchinson Gallery, New York, USA, 1981
“Taichi Sculptures” Southbank Centre, London, United Kingdom, 1991
“Taichi Sculptures” Place Vendôme, Paris, France, 1997
“Taichi Sculptures” Berlin, Germany, 2003
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Taichi Series - Single Whip
Wood
64(長) x 36.4(寬) x 44.1(高) cm
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Estimate
13,000,000 - 19,000,000 3,342,000 - 4,884,000 427,500 - 624,800 2,955,000 - 4,318,000
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Sold Price
13,200,000 3,350,254 428,154 2,972,973
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Taichi Series - Raise Hands
1995
Bronze, edition AP 3/10
32.5(L) x 29(W) x 57(H) cm
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Estimate
2,600,000 - 3,400,000 668,000 - 874,000 85,500 - 111,800 591,000 - 773,000
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Tachi Series
1991
Bronze, edition 10/20
37(L) x 40.9(W) x 60.4(H) cm
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Estimate
2,200,000 - 3,200,000 566,000 - 823,000 72,300 - 105,200 500,000 - 727,000
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Taichi Series – Single Whip
Unsaturated polyester resin, calcium carbonate, oil color paste, edition 193/300
28.5(L) x 14.4(W) x 18.2(H) cm
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Estimate
110,000 - 220,000 28,000 - 57,000 3,600 - 7,200 25,000 - 50,000
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Sold Price
168,000 42,640 5,449 37,838
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Chickens
Ink and colour on paper, framed
48.5 x 32 cm
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Estimate
30,000 - 60,000 8,000 - 15,000 1,000 - 2,000 7,000 - 14,000
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Sold Price
84,000 21,320 2,725 18,919
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Gossiping
Ink and colour on paper, framed
29.5 x 44 cm
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Estimate
30,000 - 60,000 8,000 - 15,000 1,000 - 2,000 7,000 - 14,000
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Sold Price
72,000 18,274 2,335 16,216
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Taichi Series
1992
Cinnamomum micranthum Hay
41.6(L) x 21.2(W) x 23.8(H) cm
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Estimate
3,000,000 - 4,000,000 809,000 - 1,078,000 103,300 - 137,800 651,000 - 868,000
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Sold Price
3,120,000 821,053 104,558
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Buffalo
1981
Bronze, edition no. 19/20
16.3(L) x 10.7(W) x 20.5(H) cm
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Estimate
220,000 - 320,000 59,000 - 86,000 7,600 - 11,000 48,000 - 69,000
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Sold Price
288,000 75,789 9,651
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Taichi Series – Single Whip
Unsaturated polyester resin, calcium carbonate, oil color paste, edition no. 204/300
28.5(L) x 14.4(W) x 18.2(H) cm
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Estimate
110,000 - 220,000 30,000 - 59,000 3,800 - 7,600 24,000 - 48,000
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Sold Price
264,000 69,474 8,847
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Rooster
1986
Ink and colour on paper, framed
34 x 44 cm
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Estimate
30,000 - 60,000 8,000 - 16,000 1,000 - 2,100 7,000 - 13,000
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Sold Price
84,000 22,105 2,815
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