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Artist:
Okura Jiro (Japan, 1942-2014)  Search this
Medium:
Camphor wood, pigments, glue; steel supports
Dimensions:
H x W x D (average): 250 x 40.5 x 36.8 cm (98 7/16 x 15 15/16 x 14 1/2 in)
Type:
Sculpture
Origin:
Japan
Date:
1995
Period:
Heisei era
Description:
Sculpture consists of six free-standing vertical units (or trees), three of which are painted black and three red. Each unit contains two identical planks that are bolted back to back to a black metal pole/stand for support. The planks are constructed from overlapping, horizontal strips of camphor wood glued and screwed together, with a metal rod screwed to the backside for further stability. The roughly chiseled, exposed wood surface along the upper edge of each strip creates a dramatic striped effect juxtaposed against the red or black painted surface of the strip face. When bolted together, the wider, bottom end of each plan splays out slightly adding to the three-dimensionality to the unit.
Collection:
National Museum of Asian Art Collection
Exhibition History:
Hamadryad - Meditation as Sculpture (April 14 to September 15, 2002)
Contemporary Sculpture by Jiro Okura (January 20 to March 4, 2000)
Currents 78: Jiro Okura (July 21 to September 6, 1999)
Jiro Okura (March 29 to May 31, 1996)
Topic:
Heisei era (1989 - 2019)  Search this
abstract  Search this
Japan  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
Contemporary Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of the artist
Accession Number:
S1998.126.1-6
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye38929f05e-452b-4941-ba0a-c4ab8fe9416a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S1998.126.1-6