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Pair of Butterfly stools

Pair of Butterfly stools
 (c. 1954)

Medium
Rosewood (Dalbergia sp.), brass
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, NGV Supporters of Asian Art, 2021
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
Rosewood (Dalbergia sp.), brass
Measurements
(a) 39.8 × 41.7 × 31.8 cm (left Butterfly stool)
(b) 38.3 × 42.6 × 31.5 cm (right Butterfly stool)
Place/s of Execution
Japan
Inscription
(a) inscribed (vertically) in blue ballpoint pen on paper label inside leg u.l.: 13
Accession Number
2021.297
Department
Asian Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, NGV Supporters of Asian Art, 2021
Gallery location
Not on display

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