Zao Wou-ki signature
French · 1920–2013
249 catalogued lots by Zao Wou-ki record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (92% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
Signature as written
Forms quoted in the catalogue entries (how often each appears).
- Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO×21
- Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO.×5
- Wou-Ki[in Chinese] ZAO 51×1
- [in Chinese] ZAO 56×1
- Wou-Ki [in Chinese] 68×1
- Ågerup 88×1
- (19)56×1
- ZAO 2003×1
- Zao Wou-Ki 68. Leicht geblichen×1
- Zao Wou-Ki 1985×1
- Agerup 151×1
Catalogue signature lines
Signed and dated ' Wou-Ki[in Chinese] ZAO 51' lower right
— Sans titre, Phillips, Sep 30, 2026Signed 'Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO' lower right; further signed, dedicated and dated '12. 1951 Pour Harry et Nina Très cordialement Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO 6. 1952
— Sans titre (La Théière), Phillips, Sep 30, 2026Numbered 'HC. 14/15' lower left; further signed and dated 'Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO 94' lower right
— Sans titre, Phillips, May 29, 2026Numbered '114/250' lower left; further signed 'Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO' lower right
— Suite olympique centennal, Phillips, May 29, 2026Numbered '2/99' lower left; further signed and dated 'Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO 89' lower right
— Sans titre, Phillips, May 29, 2026Numbered '2/99' lower left; further signed and dated 'Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO 89' lower right
— Sans titre, Phillips, May 29, 2026Numbered '19/150' lower left; further signed and dated 'Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO 78' lower right
— Sans titre, Phillips, May 29, 2026Inscribed 'E.A.' lower left; further signed and dated 'Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO 76' lower right
— Sans titre, Phillips, May 29, 2026Inscribed 'E.A.' lower left; further signed and dated 'Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO 73' lower right
— Sans titre, Phillips, May 29, 2026Numbered '94/99' lower left; further signed 'Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO 71' lower right
— Sans titre, Phillips, May 29, 2026Numbered '21/90' lower left; further signed and dated 'Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO 70' lower right
— Sans titre, Phillips, May 29, 2026Numbered '26/125' lower left; further signed 'Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO 70' lower right
— Sans titre, Phillips, May 29, 2026Inscribed 'E.A.' lower left; further signed and dated 'Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO 69' lower right
— Sans titre, Phillips, May 29, 2026Numbered '57/95' lower left; further signed and dated 'Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO 68' lower right
— Sans titre, Phillips, May 29, 2026Numbered '74/95' lower left; further signed 'Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO 68' lower right
— Sans titre, Phillips, May 29, 2026Numbered '28/90' lower left; further signed 'Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO 67' lower right
— Sans titre, Phillips, May 29, 2026Numbered '77/200' lower left; further signed and dated 'Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO 65' lower right
— Sans titre, Phillips, May 29, 2026Numbered '64/125' lower left; further signed and dated 'Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO 63' lower right
— Sans titre, Phillips, May 29, 2026Numbered '52/125' lower left; further signed 'Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO 63' lower right
— Sans titre, Phillips, May 29, 2026Inscribed 'E.A.' lower left; further signed and dated 'Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO 61' lower right
— Sans titre, Phillips, May 29, 2026Numbered '107/125' lower left; further signed 'Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO 60' lower right
— Sans titre, Phillips, May 29, 2026Numbered '91/95' lower left; further signed 'Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO 59' lower right
— Sans titre, Phillips, May 29, 2026Numbered '58/140' lower left; further signed 'Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO 59' lower right
— Sans titre, Phillips, May 29, 2026Numbered '1/60' lower left; further signed 'Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO 57' lower right
— Vent et poussières, Phillips, May 29, 2026Numbered '3/50' lower left; further signed and dated 'Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO 57' lower right
— Sans titre, Phillips, May 29, 2026Numbered '53/200' lower left; further signed '[in Chinese] ZAO 56' lower right
— Petit jardin, Phillips, May 29, 2026Numbered '9/150' lower left; further signed and dated 'Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO 56' lower right
— Sans titre, Phillips, May 29, 2026Signed, numbered and dated '58/60 Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO 55' lower right
— Two Trees, Phillips, May 29, 2026Inscribed 'épreuve sur Japon 2/4' lower left, further signed 'Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO 55' lower right
— Entre deux villes, Phillips, May 29, 2026Signed and dated 'Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO 75' lower right; further numbered '22/75' lower left
— San Lazzaro et ses amis (San Lazzaro and His Friends), Phillips, May 20, 2026(i) signed and numbered 'E.A. 12/15 Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO' along the lower edge (ii) signed and numbered 'E.A. 10/15 Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO' along the lower
— Two works: (i) Untitled; (ii) Untitled, Phillips, Dec 12, 2025Signed, inscribed and dated '"épreuve d'artiste" Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO 68' along the lower edge
— Untitled (Å. 185), Phillips, Dec 12, 2025Signed and dated 'Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO 76' lower right; further numbered 'E. A.' lower left
— Untitled, Phillips, Dec 12, 2025Numbered '12/30' lower left; further signed and dated 'Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO 1949 Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO' lower right
— Paysage au croissant de lune, Phillips, Sep 28, 2025Numbered 'épreuve d'artiste' lower left; further signed and dated 'pour Marguerite et Claude Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO' lower right
— Poissons, Phillips, Sep 28, 2025Numbered 'épreuve d'artiste' lower left; signed and dedicated 'Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO' lower right
— Untitled from Harry Roskolenko, Paris Poems, Phillips, Sep 28, 2025Signed and dated 'Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO 48' lower right
— Untitled, Phillips, Sep 28, 2025Signed 'Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO' lower right
— Sans titre, Phillips, Sep 28, 2025Signed and dated 'Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO 1948' lower right
— Untitled, Phillips, Sep 28, 2025Signed and dated 'Wou-Ki [in Chinese] ZAO 50' lower right quadrant
— Les oiseaux, Phillips, Sep 28, 2025
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 Zao Wou-ki auction results.