Yue Minjun signature
Chinese · b. 1962
98 catalogued lots by Yue Minjun record a signature line. The most common placement is on the reverse (51% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
Signature as written
Forms quoted in the catalogue entries (how often each appears).
- Yueminjun×3
- yue minjun 2003×2
- yue minjun 2002×2
- yue minjun 2005×2
- yueminjun 2021×1
- yueminjun 2005×1
- Yue Minjun 2004×1
- yue minjun 2000×1
Catalogue signature lines
Signed and dated 'yue minjun 2003' lower left; further signed, inscribed and dated 'Yue Minjun [in Chinese] 2003 The Year of SARS [in Chinese]' on the reverse
— Altar of Heaven, Phillips, Sep 30, 2026Each signed 'Yueminjun' lower right; numbered '4/45' lower left
— Untitled (Smile-ism No. 1 -28), Phillips, May 20, 2026Signed and dated 'yueminjun 2021' on the lower left
— Light Blue, Phillips, Dec 12, 2025Signed, numbered and dated 'Yue Minjun [in Chinese] 1996 - 54' on the reverse
— 99 Idol Series No.54, Phillips, Dec 1, 2025Signed and dated 'yueminjun 2005' lower right; further signed and dated ‘Yue Minjun 2005 [in Chinese]' on the reverse
— Hat, Phillips, Nov 26, 2024Signed, partially titled, numbered and dated 'NO 10 20/25 yue minjun 2007' on the reverse of the base
— Warrior No. 10, Phillips, Jun 1, 2024Signed, partially titled, numbered and dated 'NO 10 2/25 yue minjun 2007' on the reverse of the base
— Warrior No. 10, Phillips, Mar 29, 2024Signed, numbered and dated 'yue minjun 5 23/25 2003' on the reverse
— Contemporary Terracotta Warriors No.5, Phillips, Nov 26, 2023Signed, numbered and dated '9/58 2006 Yue Minjun' lower margin
— Noah's Ark, Phillips, Nov 23, 2023Signed, numbered and dated 'yue minjun 5 21/25 2003' on the reverse
— Contemporary Terracotta Warrior No.5, Phillips, Oct 7, 2023Signed 'yueminjun' lower right; numbered '45/45' lower left
— Untitled (Smile-ism No. 18), Phillips, Sep 7, 2023Signed, numbered and dated 'yue minjun 5 19/25 2003' on the reverse
— Contemporary Terracotta Warrior No.5, Phillips, Mar 3, 2023Signed, numbered and dated 'No 8 15/25 yue minjun 2006' on the reverse of the base
— Contemporary Terracotta Warrior No. 8, Phillips, Jun 21, 2022N rechts in chinesischen Schriftzeichen signiert: 岳敏君 (roter Stempeldruck), verso zwei Stempelsignaturen (ro
— Soldat, Quittenbaum, Dec 9, 2021Signed, numbered and dated 'yue minjun 5 20/25 2003' on the reverse
— Contemporary Terracotta Warrior No.5, Phillips, Nov 29, 2021Signed and dated 'yue minjun 2003' lower left; signed, inscribed and dated 'Yue Minjun [in Chinese] 2003 The Year of SARS [in Chinese]' on the reverse
— Altar of Heaven, Phillips, Nov 29, 2021Edition: 36/45; signed lower right: yueminjun; numbered lower left: 36/45
— Untitled (Smile-ism No. 22) 2006, Menzies, Sep 23, 2021Each signed ‘Yueminjun' lower right; numbered '3/45' lower left
— Untitled (Smile-ism No. 1-28), Phillips, Jul 21, 2021Signed with the artist's monogram lower left and numbered 'C/CXXX' lower right
— Untitled, Phillips, Jul 14, 2021Signed, numbered and dated 'yue minjun 5 19/25 2003' on the reverse
— Contemporary Terracotta Warrior No.5, Phillips, Jul 13, 2021Three parts signed and numbered 'Yue Minjun 2/80' lower margin five parts signed and numbered 'Yue Minjun '13/80' lower margin
— Eight works: The Grassland Series, Phillips, Dec 15, 2020Each signed, numbered and dated ‘yue minjun 5 17/25; 18/25 2003’ on the reverse respectively
— Two works: Contemporary Terracotta Warriors No.5, Phillips, Dec 4, 2020Signed and dated 'Yue Minjun [in Chinese] 96.' lower left
— Untitled, Phillips, Dec 3, 2020Each signed, numbered and dated ‘yue minjun 5 9/25; 10/25 2003’ on the reverse respectively
— Two works: (i) Contemporary Terracotta Warrior No.5 ; (ii) Contemporary Terracotta Warrior No.5, Phillips, Oct 21, 2020Each signed, numbered and dated "yue minjun 5 11/25; 12/25 2003" on the reverse respectively
— Two works: (i) Contemporary Terracotta Warriors ; (ii) Contemporary Terracotta Warriors, Phillips, Sep 30, 2020Each signed, numbered and dated 'yue minjun 5 13/25; 14/25 2003' on the reverse respectively
— Two works: Contemporary Terracotta Warriors No.5, Phillips, Jul 15, 2020Each signed, numbered and dated ‘yue minjun 5 5/25; 6/25 2003’ on the reverse respectively
— Two works: Contemporary Terracotta Warriors No.5, Phillips, Jul 9, 2020Signed and dated 'Yue Minjun 2004' lower right; further signed and dated 'Yue Minjun [in Chinese] 2004' on the reverse
— Self-portrait, Phillips, Jul 9, 2020Each signed, numbered and dated 'yue minjun 5 24/25; 25/25 2003' on the reverse respectively
— Two works: (i) Contemporary Terracotta Warriors No.5; (ii) Contemporary Terracotta Warriors No.5, Phillips, Feb 14, 2020Each signed, numbered and dated 'yue minjun 5 1/25; 2/25 2003' on the reverse respectively
— Two works: Contemporary Terracotta Warriors No.5, Phillips, Nov 25, 2019Signed and dated 'yue minjun 2002' lower right
— Mushroom Cloud, Phillips, Nov 24, 2019Signed and dated 'yue minjun [in Pinyin] 2000' lower left
— Penguin, Phillips, May 27, 2018Signed and dated 'yue minjun 2005' lower right; further signed, titled and dated '"Back Garden" Yue Minjun 2005 [in Chinese]' on the reverse
— Backyard Garden, Phillips, Mar 9, 2018Each signed and dated "yue minjun 2000" and numbered "3-1", "3-4", "3-8", "3-12" and "3-17" respectively on the reverse
— Five works: Contemporary Terracotta Warriors Series No. 3, Phillips, Nov 15, 2017Signed and dated 'yue minjun 2005' lower left; further signed and titled in Chinese and dated '2005' on the reverse
— Hometown, Phillips, Oct 5, 2017Signed and dated 'yue minjun 2002' lower right
— Mushroom Cloud, Phillips, May 28, 2017Signée en chinois, datée et titrée au dos "1996, 27"
— 99 Idols : N°27, Artcurial, Apr 17, 2026Signée en chinois, datée et titrée au dos "1996, 55"
— 99 Idols : N°55, Artcurial, Apr 17, 2026Incised with the artist's signature, numbered and dated 'yue minjun A 5/5 2003' on the top of the base
— Warrior Series A, Phillips, Sep 28, 2025Signée et numérotée "9/45"
— Sans Titre (série Smile-ISM numéro 11), Artcurial, May 16, 2023
From the signature and inscription lines published by the auction houses in their lot descriptions. ArtSell does not authenticate signatures; a signature matching these descriptions is not evidence that a work is genuine. No house signature photographs are recorded for this artist yet. Back to Yue Minjun auction results.