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[–] MirthfulAlembic@lemmy.world 3 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

I've seen the urn characterized both as rare/expensive and not uncommon/inexpensive. It seems to change depending on the point different articles are trying to make. Perhaps it's relative.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 2 points 15 hours ago

Depending on the source, I've seen a dime a dozen, a couple thousand dollars (not exactly cheap in my books) or a million (which seemed to be about another work of Weiwei's). I also saw a history site talking about Han pottery being a "minor work" with burial pieces mimicking bronze works from the time. I can't say just what this was worth before he broke it, and the art world probably inflates its value now that it's destroyed.