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Fine arts > Sculpture > Qian zhi

Preferred term

Qian zhi  

Definition

  • Sculptures made from interlocked pieces of folded paper, often from found sources such as used office paper or magazine covers; technique developed by Chinese refugees from the ship Golden Venture, 1993, who were awaiting political asylum hearings in the US

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • FOLDED PAPER SCULPTURE, QIAN ZHI
  • PAPER SCULPTURE, QIAN ZHI
  • PAPIER MACHE SCULPTURE, QIAN ZHI

Notation

  • 117688

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-H62KM6ZQ-C

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