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Ai Weiwei : Circle of animals / edited and with an introduction by Susan Delson

by Weiwei Ai, Susan Delson

This volume explores the historical origins and significance of the Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads. It details the work's connection to an eighteenth-century Chinese fountain looted by European forces and traces the provenance of the original bronze animal heads.

Accession 20827 ISBN 9783791346366 Publisher Prestel
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