Book from the Sky (Tianshu), ca. 1987–91
Box set of four hand-printed books with thread binding, ink on paper plus wood box; books (each): 18 1/16 × 11 3/4 in. (45.9 × 29.9 cm), box: 19 1/4 × 13 1/16 × 4 in. (48.9 × 33.2 × 10.2 cm). Princeton University Art Museum, Purchase of the East Asian Studies Program, Princeton University Art Museum, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund and the P.Y. and Kinmay W. Tang Center for East Asian Art (2002-281.1-.5). Photo: Princeton Art Museum / Art Resource, New York © 1991, Xu Bing.
