Ai Weiwei supporters send money for tax bill – in pictures

Ai Weiwei steps out of his studio Photograph: Petar Kujundzic/Reuters

The artist works at a computer Photograph: Ng Han Guan/AP

Chinese yuan notes folded into the shape of an aeroplane, right, and wrapped around fruits are displayed on a shelf Photograph: Ng Han Guan/AP

A man waits to contribute money Photograph: Ng Han Guan/AP

A woman enters information into a computer from bundles of remittance receipts sent to the home of Ai Weiwei Photograph: Ng Han Guan/AP

Volunteers prepare packets with ceramic seeds from Ai Weiwei's "Sunflower Seeds" art installation to send to people who have contributed money Photograph: Ng Han Guan/AP

A worker pretends to obstruct a photographer taking pictures outside the home of Ai Weiwei Photograph: Ng Han Guan/AP

Ai Weiwei talks to journalists outside his studio in Beijing Photograph: Petar Kujundzic/Reuters