Lot 243 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale
Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn
Ai Weiwei · gelatin silver print in artist's frame, in three parts
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- Estimate
- £120,000–£180,000 hammer ≈ $165,020–$247,530
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale, London · 16 October 2021
- Dimensions
- each image: 50 1⁄4 x 39 1⁄2in. (127.7 x 100.3cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3514630
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ai Weiwei, Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn. Christie's, 16 Oct 2021, lot 243. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3514630.
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Ai Weiwei, Dropping a Han Dynasty Urn. Christie's, 16 Oct 2021, lot 243. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3514630.
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