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Excuses of bystanders

Excuses of bystanders
 (2016)
from The Crab and the Monkey series 2016

Medium
colour woodblock, synthetic polymer paint and collage of silver leaf and card on Japanese paper
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Margaret Stones Fund for International Prints and Drawings, 2018
© Nobuaki Takekawa, courtesy of Ota Fine Arts
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
colour woodblock, synthetic polymer paint and collage of silver leaf and card on Japanese paper
Measurements
129.6 × 96.5 cm (image) 129.6 × 97.5 cm (sheet)
Place/s of Execution
Tokyo, Japan
Edition
ed. 2/3
Inscription
inscribed (vertically) in pencil u.l.: 2/3
inscribed (vertically) in pencil c.l.: Excuses of bystanders
inscribed (vertically) in pencil l.l.: Takekawa Nobuaki
Accession Number
2018.1076.2
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Margaret Stones Fund for International Prints and Drawings, 2018
© Nobuaki Takekawa, courtesy of Ota Fine Arts
Reproduction requests
Gallery location
Not on display

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