Miyamoto Musashi Leather Sculpture 1996 26 in

Year1996

Hand SignedOn the Back of Belt Sash 

Condition Excellent 

Provenance / HistoryPurchased in 1996 in New York at the Art Expo at the Chan Liu-Miao exhibit. 

Story / Additional InfoThe preparation process of the artist is kept secret, but involves many steps to prepare the leather and increase its durability while maintaining its flexibility. Each piece is coated with a special formula to allow the sculpture to retain its sculptured shape. The sculptures facial expression, which is the heart and soul of the entire sculpted figure, is the most difficult and challenging. So, beginning with the head, Chan works the leather by pulling, twisting, pressing, pinching, hammering, squeezing, shaving and piercing it in order to create the face, then every part of the body. After the shaping is completed, Chan paints the leather with acid-based or oil-based dyes. Once they are completely dry, he sprays each work of art with transparent lacquer as a preservative. The entire process of producing one of Chan’s pieces takes approximately 6 months. His work can be found in some of the most prestigious public and private collections worldwide. 

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Liu Miao Chan - Taiwan

Art Brokerage: Liu Miao Chan Taiwan Artist: b. 1946-2022. Leather sculpture Artist Liu Miao Chan was born in Tawain where he toiled in the fields with his father and grandfather learning humility and discipline through hard work. Unable to suppress his artistic nature and with no money for pencil and paper, Chan drew endlessly in the dirt with a stick. Through a government Teacher Training Program, he was able to get an education and was finally accepted at the National Art College. Gifted, Chan became a woodcarver, sculptor and painter. Liu Miao Chan's all leather sculpture reflects his expertise creating life-like figures to scale which express the depth of emotions and capture the color and movement of the soul."Leather is soft, alive, like skin. It is warm and allows for movement. It gives life to the work," explains Chan. Unique, gifted genius are phrases used to describe the incredible, realistic, three dimensional, all leather sculpture of Liu-Miao Chan. Listings wanted.