 Bounded by Mountains Collection By Michael Cherney 2004 - 2005 (California / China). 6 x 19 cm closed; 480 cm (12.5') extended. Accordion-style page structure. In case with silk brocade wrap. Covers constructed of Chinese rosewood and red sandalwood. Handmade xuan paper pages of blue sandalwood bark and rice stalks from Anhui province, China. Chine collé and sutra binding by Bai Xue from Beijing, China. Calligraphy for the title strips by Zhu Chengjun. Clerical script is used on the wood covers. Seal script used on the cases. Seals used in the collection carved by Cherney. Cherney is reluctant to provide "story info" with the albums, refusing even captions. For him, the "reframed image (the excerpt that is further selected and broken down in to pages for the album) becomes something abstract and new altogether." For further background information and images click here. Untitled album: H3 $5,400 |