Lot 297
Ai Weiwei (b.1957)
The Papercut Portfolio (New York, Cats and Dogs, Map of China, Furniture, Haircut, Citizens Investigation, River Crabs, Zodiac)
Estimate: £16,000 - 18,000
Description
Ai Weiwei (b.1957)
The Papercut Portfolio (New York, Cats and Dogs, Map of China, Furniture, Haircut, Citizens Investigation, River Crabs, Zodiac)
The complete portfolio comprising eight papercuts, 2019, each signed in black ink, from the edition of 250, published by Taschen, London, in the original clothbound clamshell box, each sheet 600 x 600mm (23 5/8 x 23 5/8in)
This lot is currently stored in Europe and shipping quotes will be from there rather than from the U.K.
Papercutting is a traditional Chinese art from the Han Dynasty (206 B.C. - 22 A.D.) The coloured, intricately cut papers are used in festivities, for prayers and as decoration. In his papercut portfolio, Ai Weiwei employs the medium to reflect on his life and work, the series works as a pictorial autobiography starting with his sojourn in New York from 1982-1993.
Description
Ai Weiwei (b.1957)
The Papercut Portfolio (New York, Cats and Dogs, Map of China, Furniture, Haircut, Citizens Investigation, River Crabs, Zodiac)
The complete portfolio comprising eight papercuts, 2019, each signed in black ink, from the edition of 250, published by Taschen, London, in the original clothbound clamshell box, each sheet 600 x 600mm (23 5/8 x 23 5/8in)
This lot is currently stored in Europe and shipping quotes will be from there rather than from the U.K.
Papercutting is a traditional Chinese art from the Han Dynasty (206 B.C. - 22 A.D.) The coloured, intricately cut papers are used in festivities, for prayers and as decoration. In his papercut portfolio, Ai Weiwei employs the medium to reflect on his life and work, the series works as a pictorial autobiography starting with his sojourn in New York from 1982-1993.
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