Pin Fu (牝浮, Floating Mother Ship), Qiu Anxiong

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, artist
born 1972
Pin Fu (牝浮, Floating Mother Ship), 2008
Portfolio/Series title: Xin Shanhai Jing 新山海经 (New Book of Mountains and Seas)
Where object was made: China
Material/technique: rice paper; woodcut
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: 2009.0111.11
Not on display

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Exhibition Label: "Qiu Anxiong: New Book of Mountains and Seas," Feb-2010, Kris Ercums Inscription: In the ocean there is an island that drifts with the current at great speed. Its top is flat and perched upon it are a number of giant birds and people who ride the birds. This island is called The Mother’s [hen] Float.