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Black, white, and grey print of a room interior. A dark kettle hangs from a thick rope and wooden mechanism over a pit and wood logs. The smooth, slatted floor reflects the grid patterns of the sliding screens in the background.
Takayama Interior
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Takayama Interior

Artist Ted Colyer (Canadian, born 1947)
Date1975
Place of originJapan, Asia
MediumWoodcut
DimensionsPaper: 19 x 15 in. (48.26 x 38.1 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Jerry and Anne Godsey
Object number2024.12.8
Collections
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