Ai Weiwei’s Coca-Cola Vase (Green) continues the artist’s sustained interrogation of cultural value, authenticity, and global branding. Handcrafted in Murano glass, the limited edition sculpture adopts the silhouette of a traditional Chinese ceramic vessel while prominently bearing the embossed Coca-Cola script. The luminous green surface recalls ancient celadon glazes, invoking centuries of Chinese craftsmanship even as the globally recognized logo disrupts any notion of historical purity.

As in Ai Weiwei’s earlier artworks that intervene in Han dynasty forms, the gesture operates as both homage and critique. By fusing Venetian glassmaking with a symbol of multinational consumer culture, Ai collapses distinctions between East and West, tradition and commerce, reverence and commodification. The sculptural vase becomes a site of tension, where heritage is reframed as a circulating image within the global marketplace.

Produced in a limited edition of 100, each glass sculpture is engraved on the base and accompanied by a hand-signed and numbered certificate of authenticity. The artwork stands as a refined yet provocative example of Ai Weiwei’s ongoing examination of authorship, mass production, and the economics of cultural identity.