Woodblock print books Edition: 79/350

41.5 x 27.5 cm. x2 16 3/8 x 10 7/8 in. x2

Signed in pinyin, numbered and dated on the first page of the textbook; numbered and dated inside the cover page of the book of practice

LITERATURE (different editions)
2001, Words without Meaning, Meaning without Words: The Art of Xu Bing, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Washington D.C., p. 56-57
2003, Xu Bing's Art and Its Methodology, Eslite Gallery, Taipei, p. 51-53
2014, Xu Bing: A Retrospective, Taipei Fine Art Museum, Taipei, p.11
2014, Xu Bing: Book from the Sky to Book from the Ground, The Eslite Corporation, p.62-63
EXHIBITED (different editions)
23 Jun – 15 Jul 2001, Xu Bing: One-Man Show, Eslite Gallery, Taipei
11 Feb – 1 Apr 2012, Xu Bing: Book from the Sky to Book from the Ground, Eslite Gallery, Taipei
25 Jan – 20 Apr 2014, Xu Bing: A Retrospective, Taipei Fine Art Museum, Taipei

PROVENANCE
Eslite Gallery, Taipei
Acquired directly by the present Asian private collector from the above

Price estimate:
HKD: 60,000 – 80,000
USD: 7,700 – 10,300

Auction Result:
HKD: 70,800