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Bamboo and Porcelain
Details
AI WEIWEI (B. 1957)
Bamboo and Porcelain
porcelain and bamboo, in three parts
each vase: 11 3⁄4in. (30cm.) high, 14 1⁄8in. (36cm.) diameter
bamboo: 159 1⁄2in. (405cm.) long, 3 1⁄8in. (7.8cm.) diameter
Executed in 2009, this work is unique
Bamboo and Porcelain
porcelain and bamboo, in three parts
each vase: 11 3⁄4in. (30cm.) high, 14 1⁄8in. (36cm.) diameter
bamboo: 159 1⁄2in. (405cm.) long, 3 1⁄8in. (7.8cm.) diameter
Executed in 2009, this work is unique
Provenance
Galerie Urs Meile, Lucerne.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
C. Merewether and M. Price (eds.), Ai Weiwei/Herzog & De Meuron: Beijing, Venice, London, London 2008, pp. 108-109 (installation view of others from the series illustrated in colour, pp. 74-77 and 78).
Exhibited
London, Albion Gallery, Ai Weiwei, 2008 (others from the series exhibited).
Special Notice
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
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