Ai Weiwei: Dropping the Urn
V&A Museum, 15 October 2011 – 18 March 2012
Object type: Photograph
Lender Ref No: N/A
Title: Dropping a Han-Dynasty Urn, series of 3 images
Date: 1995
Artist/ Designer:
Ai Weiwei
Dimensions: each print H x W (mm): 1257 x 997
Nationality of the Artist(s): Chinese
Materials / medium: Digital photographs printed on photographic
paper
Lender:
Private Collection
c/o Victoria and Albert Museum
South Kensington
London SW7 2RL
Provenance: Created in Beijing. Acquired directly from the
artist by owner, 2005
Ownership between 1933-45: N/A
Identifying marks: Black and white images, male figure holding
a vase. Signature lower right hand corner of third print, each
print matted and in enclosed in white frame.
Object registered on Art Loss Register? N/A
Ai Weiwei: Dropping the Urn
V&A Museum, 15 October 2011 – 18 March 2012
Object type: Porcelain vessels
Lender Ref No: N/A
Title: Untitled, vase inside a vase
Date: 2009
Artist/ Designer:
Ai Weiwei
Dimensions: each print H x Diam (mm): 76 x
635
Nationality of the Artist(s): Chinese
Materials / medium: Porcelain, glaze and cobalt brushwork
Lender:
Private Collection
c/o Victoria and Albert Museum
South Kensington
London SW7 2RL
Provenance: Created in Jingdezhen, China. Acquired directly
from the artist in Beijing by owner, 2009
Ownership between 1933-45: N/A
Identifying marks: Large vessel with broad mouth and celadon
glaze holding hollow blue-and-white porcelain sphere with small
circular aperture at the top
Object registered on Art Loss Register? N/A
Ai Weiwei: Dropping the Urn
V&A Museum, 15 October 2011 – 18 March 2012
Object type: Neolithic vases (5000Lender Ref No: N/A
3000 BCE)
Title: Colored Vases, set of 7 one-colour, set of 2 two-colour
Date: one-colour 2006; two-colour 2008
Artist/ Designer: Ai Weiwei
Dimensions: each print H x Diam (mm):
one colour smallest 254 x 229 to largest 368
x 241
two colour blue/yellow 359 x 330; red/green
340 x 289
Nationality of the Artist(s): Chinese
Materials / medium: Neolithic clay vases and industrial paint
Lender:
Private Collection
c/o Victoria and Albert Museum
South Kensington
London SW7 2RL
Provenance: Created in Beijing. Acquired directly from the
artist in Beijing by owner, 2008
Ownership between 1933-45: N/A
Identifying marks: Individual vases of similar form dipped in
paint of various colours
Object registered on Art Loss Register? N/A
Ai Weiwei: Dropping the Urn
V&A Museum, 15 October 2011 – 18 March 2012
Object type: Vase
Lender Ref No: N/A
Title: Blue and white Porcelain, replica in style of Qing
dynasty, Kangxi period (1661-1722)
Date: 1996
Artist/ Designer: Ai Weiwei
Dimensions: each print H x Diam (mm): 457 x
229
Nationality of the Artist(s): Chinese
Materials / medium: Porcelain, blue and white glazed
Lender:
Private Collection
c/o Victoria and Albert Museum
South Kensington
London SW7 2RL
Provenance: Created in Jingdezhen, China. Acquired directly
from the artist in Beijing by owner, 2005
Ownership between 1933-45: N/A
Identifying marks: Blue-and-white porcelain lidded jar with
floral pattern
Object registered on Art Loss Register? N/A
Ai Weiwei: Dropping the Urn
V&A Museum, 15 October 2011 – 18 March 2012
Object type: Vase
Lender Ref No: N/A
Title: Blue and white Porcelain, replica in style of Qing
dynasty, Kangxi period (1661-1722)
Date: 1996
Artist/ Designer: Ai Weiwei
Dimensions: each print H x Diam (mm): 470 x
267
Nationality of the Artist(s): Chinese
Materials / medium: Porcelain, blue and white glazed
Lender:
Private Collection
c/o Victoria and Albert Museum
South Kensington
London SW7 2RL
Provenance: Created in Jingdezhen, China. Acquired directly
from the artist in Beijing by owner, 2005
Ownership between 1933-45: N/A
Identifying marks: Blue-and-white porcelain lidded jar with
floral pattern
Object registered on Art Loss Register? N/A
Ai Weiwei: Dropping the Urn
V&A Museum, 15 October 2011 – 18 March 2012
Object type: Moonflask
Lender Ref No: N/A
Title: Blue and white Porcelain, replica in style of Qing
dynasty, Qianlong period (1736-95)
Date: 1996
Artist/ Designer: Ai Weiwei
Dimensions: each print H x W x D (mm): 530 x
368 x 76
Nationality of the Artist(s): Chinese
Materials / medium: Porcelain, blue and white glazed
Lender:
Private Collection
c/o Victoria and Albert Museum
South Kensington
London SW7 2RL
Provenance: Created in Jingdezhen, China. Acquired directly
from the artist in Beijing by owner, 2005
Ownership between 1933-45: N/A
Identifying marks: Blue-and-white porcelain flask with small
handles near mouth, decorated with seven blue florettes on
either side
Object registered on Art Loss Register? N/A
Ai Weiwei: Dropping the Urn
V&A Museum, 15 October 2011 – 18 March 2012
Object type: Vase
Lender Ref No: N/A
Title: Coca Cola Vase
Date: 1997
Artist/ Designer:
Ai Weiwei
Dimensions: H x Diam (mm): 302 x 330
Nationality of the Artist(s): Chinese
Materials / medium: Ceramic vase, Neolithic (5000-3000 BCE) and
paint
Lender:
Tsai Collection
c/o Victoria and Albert Museum
South Kensington
London SW7 2RL
Provenance: Created Beijing, purchased by current owner from
Haines Gallery, San Francisco, April 2009
Ownership between 1933-45: N/A
Identifying marks: Neolithic two-handled vase inscribed “Coca
Cola” script in red and gold paint
Object registered on Art Loss Register? N/A
Ai Weiwei: Dropping the Urn
V&A Museum, 15 October 2011 – 18 March 2012
Object type: Glass bottle and figurine
Lender Ref No: N/A
Title: Untitled (Johnnie Walker bottle)
Date: 1993
Artist/ Designer:
Ai Weiwei
Dimensions: H x W x D (mm): 244.5 x 63.5 x
63.5
Nationality of the Artist(s): Chinese
Materials / medium: Song Dynasty clay sculpture (960-1279) in
glass Johnnie Walker Red Label bottle
Lender:
Galerie Urs Meile
Lucerne
Switzerland
Provenance: Created in Beijing, acquired from the artist by
owner in Beijing, 2005
Ownership between 1933-45: N/A
Identifying marks: Figurine contained within glass liquor
bottle with commercial label
Object registered on Art Loss Register? N/A
Ai Weiwei: Dropping the Urn
V&A Museum, 15 October 2011 – 18 March 2012
Object type: Vase
Lender Ref No: N/A
Title: Blue-and-White Porcelain
Date: 1996
Artist/ Designer:
Ai Weiwei
Dimensions: H x Diam. (mm): 508 x 356
Nationality of the Artist(s): Chinese
Materials / medium: Replica in style of Qing dynasty, Qianlong
period (1736-95) porcelain
Lender:
Ai Weiwei
FAKE Design
Beijing
Provenance: Created in Jingdezhen, China. Remains in ownership
of artist.
Ownership between 1933-45: N/A
Identifying marks: Blue-and-white porcelain vase with long neck
and round belly
Object registered on Art Loss Register? N/A
Ai Weiwei: Dropping the Urn
V&A Museum, 15 October 2011 – 18 March 2012
Object type: Porcelain sunflower seeds
Lender Ref No: N/A
Title: Kui Hua Zi
Date: 2006
Artist/ Designer:
Ai Weiwei
Dimensions: H x W x D (mm): total approx 2030
diam
Nationality of the Artist(s): Chinese
Materials / medium: Handcrafted individual porcelain sunflower
seeds
Lender:
Ai Weiwei
FAKE Design
Beijing
Provenance: Created in Jingdezhen, China. Remains in ownership
of artist.
Ownership between 1933-45: N/A
Identifying marks: Hand-painted porcelain forms, each unique
and resembling life-size sunflower seed, arranged in cone
rising from the floor
Object registered on Art Loss Register? N/A
Ai Weiwei: Dropping the Urn
V&A Museum, 15 October 2011 – 18 March 2012
Object type: Porcelain watermelons
Lender Ref No: N/A
Title: Watermelon
Date: 2006
Artist/ Designer:
Ai Weiwei
Dimensions: H x Diam (mm): each 445 x 381
Nationality of the Artist(s): Chinese
Materials / medium: Porcelain spheres with green glaze
Lender:
Ai Weiwei
FAKE Design
Beijing
Provenance: Created in Jingdezhen, China. Remains in ownership
of artist.
Ownership between 1933-45: N/A
Identifying marks:Pair of hollow spherical forms, glazed and
painted to resemble watermelons, one with leaves and one
without
Object registered on Art Loss Register? N/A
Ai Weiwei: Dropping the Urn
V&A Museum, 15 October 2011 – 18 March 2012
Object type: Glass jar and sediment
Lender Ref No: N/A
Title: Dust to Dust
Date: 2009
Artist/ Designer:
Ai Weiwei
Dimensions: H x W x D (mm): 260 x 200 x 181
Nationality of the Artist(s): Chinese
Materials / medium: Ground Neolithic pottery (5000-3000 BCE),
glass jar
Lender:
Ai Weiwei
FAKE Design
Beijing
Provenance: Created in Beijing. Remains in ownership of artist.
Ownership between 1933-45: N/A
Identifying marks: Sealed lidded glass jar approximately threequarters full with granules of ground earthenware
Object registered on Art Loss Register? N/A
Ai Weiwei: Dropping the Urn
V&A Museum, 15 October 2011 – 18 March 2012
Object type: Two pots
Lender Ref No: N/A
Title: Ghost Gu
Date: 2006
Artist/ Designer:
Ai Weiwei
Dimensions: H x Diam (mm): 143 x 349
Nationality of the Artist(s): Chinese
Materials / medium: Replicas in style of Yuan dynasty (12791368), porcelain with underglaze
Lender:
Ai Weiwei
FAKE Design
Beijing
Provenance: Created in Jingdezhen, China. Remains in ownership
of artist.
Ownership between 1933-45: N/A
Identifying marks: Pair of white pots, interiors decorated with
narrative motif rendered in cobalt brush work
Object registered on Art Loss Register? N/A
Ai Weiwei: Dropping the Urn
V&A Museum, 15 October 2011 – 18 March 2012
Object type:Brick in box
Lender Ref No: N/A
Title: Souvenir from Beijing
Date: 2002
Artist/ Designer:
Ai Weiwei
Dimensions: H x W x D (mm): 95 x 349 x 225
Nationality of the Artist(s): Chinese
Materials / medium: Brick from dismantled hutong house, box
made of iron wood (tieli)
Lender:
Ai Weiwei
FAKE Design
Beijing
Provenance: Created in Beijing. Remains in ownership of artist.
Ownership between 1933-45: N/A
Identifying marks: Brick contained in box with sliding lid
Object registered on Art Loss Register? N/A