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Silver floating rectangle secured with two steel pin supports with flat silver base.
Floating Rectangular Space
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Floating Rectangular Space

Artist Yamada Hikaru (Japanese, 1923 - 2001)
Datec. 1995
Place of originJapan
Mediumsilver glazed stoneware with steel pins
Dimensions12 1/4 × 12 1/4 × 3 3/4 in. (31.1 × 31.1 × 9.5 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by the David A. Cofrin Acquisition Endowment
Object number2016.65
Collections
Visual DescriptionSilver floating rectangle secured with two steel pin supports with flat silver base.
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