Annual Sovereign Seal

2025–ONGOING

Bitcoin, cold wallet, on-chain record, handmade-paper seal, mounting|32 × 32 cm each

Wen-Hsuan Kuo, Annual Sovereign Seal, installation view of the 2025 and 2026 works
Wen-Hsuan Kuo, Annual Sovereign Seal, installation view of the 2025 and 2026 works
Wen-Hsuan Kuo, Annual Sovereign Seal, angled detail of the 2025 work
Wen-Hsuan Kuo, Annual Sovereign Seal, angled detail of the 2025 work

Each year produces two versions. Version A remains in the artist's custody; Version B may enter exchange, collection, or other forms of circulation. Originating from the same annual rule, different custody conditions allow their histories to diverge.

The physical seal may be opened through professional conservation, but its production time, on-chain record, and act of sealing cannot be undone.

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The entries below follow the original sealing record for each edition. The sale price of each B edition is listed separately from the amount sealed within the work; these are not the same value. The TXIDs in the source records for the 2025 A and B editions are incomplete, so only their verified public addresses are provided and no value is inferred.