Sculpture of charcoal box filled with newspaper
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Caption
Mishima Kimiyo (Osaka, Japan, 1932–2024). Sculpture of charcoal box filled with newspaper, 2005. Glazed stoneware, box: 15 × 16 × 13 1/2 in. (38.1 × 40.6 × 34.3 cm) newspaper-a: 3 5/8 × 9 × 6 in. (9.2 × 22.9 × 15.2 cm) newspaper-b: 3 7/8 × 7 1/8 × 6 1/2 in. (9.8 × 18.1 × 16.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Dr. Eleanor Z. Wallace and gift of Mrs. Robert G. Olmstead and Constable MacCracken, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hyde, and Shelly and Lester Richter, by exchange, 2024.15a-c. (Photo: Joan B. Mirviss Ltd.)
Collection
Collection
Artist
Title
Sculpture of charcoal box filled with newspaper
Date
2005
Medium
Glazed stoneware
Classification
Dimensions
box: 15 × 16 × 13 1/2 in. (38.1 × 40.6 × 34.3 cm) newspaper-a: 3 5/8 × 9 × 6 in. (9.2 × 22.9 × 15.2 cm) newspaper-b: 3 7/8 × 7 1/8 × 6 1/2 in. (9.8 × 18.1 × 16.5 cm)
Signatures
Accompanied by artist's plaque with title "Box Charcoal - No5," date 2005, and artist's signature "Kimiyo Mishima"
Inscriptions
On front side of box, in Japanese: "Charcoal" "for barbeque" "Protect green" and "6 kilograms."
Markings
Potter's mark: Kimiyo Mishima 2005
Credit Line
Bequest of Dr. Eleanor Z. Wallace and gift of Mrs. Robert G. Olmstead and Constable MacCracken, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hyde, and Shelly and Lester Richter, by exchange
Accession Number
2024.15a-c
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