Placemat

Designer Arata Isozaki Japanese

Manufacturer Swid Powell American

1983

Not on view

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Title: Placemat
Designer: Arata Isozaki (Japanese, Ōita 1931–2022 Naha)
Manufacturer: Swid Powell
Date: 1983
Medium: Lacquered wood
Dimensions: 3/8 × 19 3/4 × 12 1/8 in., 1.6 lb. (1 × 50.2 × 30.8 cm, 0.7 kg)
Classification: Woodwork-Lacquer
Credit Line: Gift of Swid Powell, 1985
Object Number: 1985.199.1
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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