An exhibition by the Franco-Chinese master printmaker Zao Wou-Ki opened in Hong Kong on Saturday, the first time his work has been on display in Asia.

Hong Kong's M+ museum is hosting a collection of more experimental prints by the artist, who is considered a master of the lyrical abstraction movement and whose work regularly fetches vast sums at auction.

Visitors can explore, in chronological and topical order, the artist's early figurative works and those inspired by Chinese calligraphy.

These are followed by an explosively colourful series of abstract pieces based on the artist's vision of the elements - earth, wind and water.

Chinese inks and engravings, which Zao Wou-Ki created for poems written by his friends, Henri Michaux and Rene Char are also on display.

The exhibition is be

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