8 / Writing

Quotations from Chairman Mao

» Xu Bing (Chinese, b. 1955)

Artist / Origin	Xu Bing (Chinese, b. 1955) Region: East Asia
Date	2001 Period: 1900 CE - 2010 CE
Material	Ink on paper, Japanese silk backing Medium: Calligraphy, Illumination, and Illustrated Books
Dimensions	Four scrolls, 116 x 27.2in (each)
Credit	Courtesy Xu Bing Studio

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