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Universal thought I

Mitsuo SHOJI
Universal thought I
 (1982)

Medium
clay slip, pencil and synthetic polymer paint on composition board

Measurements
91.4 × 60.6 cm

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with the assistance of the Crafts Board of the Australia Council, 1982

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Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Inscription
inscribed in pencil (in image) l.r.: Mitsuo Shoji
stamped in red ink (in image) l.r.: (monogram)

Accession Number
D35-1982

Department
Contemporary Design and Architecture

Physical description
Central motif of a broad, creamy brushstroke set against a black background and within a rectangular grid of faint grey lines.

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