Bi Tu 必图 (B2 Bomber), Qiu Anxiong

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Qiu Anxiong, Bi Tu 必图 (B2 Bomber)
Qiu Anxiong, Bi Tu 必图 (B2 Bomber)
Bi Tu 必图 (B2 Bomber)
2008
, artist
born 1972
Bi Tu 必图 (B2 Bomber), 2008
Portfolio/Series title: Xin Shanhai Jing 新山海经 (New Book of Mountains and Seas)
Where object was made: China
Material/technique: woodcut; rice paper
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 420 x 500 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 16 9/16 x 19 11/16 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 497 x 577 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 19 9/16 x 22 11/16 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 32 x 24 in
Credit line: Museum purchase: R. Charles and Mary Margaret Clevenger Art Acquisition Fund
Accession number: 2009.0111.09
Not on display
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Exhibition Label: "Qiu Anxiong: New Book of Mountains and Seas," Feb-2010, Kris Ercums On the American continent there is a giant bird with no head. Its wings are large, and it flies above the clouds. To rest it must return to its nest. Rarely observed, it lays eggs in the sky that release thunder when they hit the ground and obliterate the surrounding area.