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Vase

Designer Sinya Okayama Japanese
Designer Alessandro Mendini Italian
Manufacturer Daichi Steel Company Japanese
1986
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Vase
  • Designer: Sinya Okayama (Japanese, born Osaka, 1941)
  • Designer: Alessandro Mendini (Italian, Milan 1931–2019 Milan)
  • Manufacturer: Daichi Steel Company
  • Date: 1986
  • Medium: Stainless steel
  • Dimensions: 14 × 3 3/8 × 11 in., 9.1 lb. (35.6 × 8.6 × 27.9 cm, 4.1 kg)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Steel
  • Credit Line: Gift of Gallery 91/Daichi Co. Ltd., 1988
  • Object Number: 1988.241
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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