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Book from the Sky
Details
XU BING (B. 1955)
Book from the Sky
signed ‘Xu Bing’ and signed in Chinese (on the first page of the first book); numbered ‘71/100’ and inscribed respectively (first page of each book)
woodblock print in a set 4 books, with original box
each book: 45.5 x 40 cm. (17 7/8 x 15 3/4 in.) (4)
box: 49 x 33.6 x 9.5 cm. (19 1/4 x 13 1/4 x 3 3/4 in.)
Executed in 1991
edition 71/100
Book from the Sky
signed ‘Xu Bing’ and signed in Chinese (on the first page of the first book); numbered ‘71/100’ and inscribed respectively (first page of each book)
woodblock print in a set 4 books, with original box
each book: 45.5 x 40 cm. (17 7/8 x 15 3/4 in.) (4)
box: 49 x 33.6 x 9.5 cm. (19 1/4 x 13 1/4 x 3 3/4 in.)
Executed in 1991
edition 71/100
Provenance
Private Collection, New York, USA
Anon. Sale, Christie’s Hong Kong, 26 May 2013, lot 116
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Anon. Sale, Christie’s Hong Kong, 26 May 2013, lot 116
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Chinese Century, Paris-Pekin, Paris, France, 2002 (another edition illustrated, p. 217).
Exhibited
Beijing, China, Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, 85' New Wave: The Birth of Chinese Contemporary Art Movement, 5 November 2007-17 February 2008 (another edition exhibited).
Brought to you by
Ada Tsui (徐文君)
Vice President, Specialist, Head of Evening Sale