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Clearing of the Evening Sky (Sekisei)

2005
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Object Information
  • 中川衛作 象嵌朧銀花器「夕霽」
  • Title: Clearing of the Evening Sky (Sekisei)
  • Artist: Nakagawa Mamoru (Japanese, born 1947)
  • Period: Heisei period (1989–2019)
  • Date: 2005
  • Culture: Japan
  • Medium: Cast alloy of copper, silver, and tin with inlays of copper, silver, and gold
  • Dimensions: H. 8 3/4 in. (22.3 cm); W. 9 13/16 in. (25 cm); D. 6 3/4 in. (17.2 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork
  • Credit Line: William R. Appleby Fund, 2008
  • Object Number: 2008.464
  • Rights and Reproduction: © Nakagawa Mamoru
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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