
Dress with Flowers (No.5)
A meticulously crafted porcelain dress adorned with delicate painted flowers, this work by Ai Weiwei bridges traditional Chinese ceramic craftsmanship with contemporary conceptual art. The garment form rendered in fragile painted porcelain challenges notions of utility, beauty, and cultural identity. Presented within a hand-carved Huanghuali wooden box bearing the artist's mark, the work is elevated as both a precious object and a provocative meditation on material value and heritage.
- Medium
- painted porcelain, with artist's carved Huanghuali wooden box
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Contemporary Art Day Sale
June 30, 2015
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