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Sake cabinet

(born in 1955)
1991
Object PlaceKyoto, Japan
Medium/TechniqueTochi (horse chestnut), stone
Dimensions109.22 x 20.32 x 45.72 cm (43 x 8 x 18 in.)
Credit LineGift of Anne and Ronald Abramson
Accession number1992.252a
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsFurniture
InscriptionsTwo inscriptions in Japanese, one on the exterior and one on the interior of the cabinet. Each taken from old Japanese poems, according to the artist. Translation and pronunciation guide written in black ink on paper pasted to the underside of the bottom shelf of the cabinet: "I FART IT'S NOT FUNNY I AM ALONE / UNKNOWN - EDO PERIOD / [pronunciation guide next to Japanese calligraphy] / EVEN WHEN I COUGH I AM ALONE / HOSAI OZAKI - SHOWA PERIOD / [pronunciation guide next to Japanese calligraphy]"
ProvenancePurchased with funds provided by Anne and Ronald Abramson from the Peter Joseph Gallery, New York (Accession Date: June 24, 1992)
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