Agence France-PresseMay 22, 2013 04:15
Calligraphy by Japanese porn star Sola Aoi has sparked a culture war in China, where she has a huge fan base, with purists dismissing the work as "unskilled" after it was reportedly auctioned for $95,000.
Eight Chinese characters the actress wrote with brush and ink at a theme park in the eastern city of Ningbo were sold earlier this month, the Liberation Daily newspaper said Wednesday, without identifying the auction house or buyer.
"The style of calligraphy is childish, unskilled," said the newspaper, which is backed by Shanghai's Communist Party branch.
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