Shiro Kuramata
"How High the Moon" Chair

"How High the Moon" Chair

© 1986 Courtesy of Friedman Benda and Shiro Kuramata

"How High the Moon" Chair
"How High the Moon" Chair
DesignerJapanese, 1934–1991
ManufacturerSwiss, established 1950
CultureJapanese
Titles
  • "How High the Moon" Chair
DateDesigned 1986
MediumNickel-plated steel mesh
DimensionsOverall: 28 1/2 × 37 1/2 × 32 in. (72.4 × 95.3 × 81.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation
Object number2011.448
Non exposé

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Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"The Spirit of Modernism: The John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation Gift to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," MFAH, 20 August 2011 - 20 February 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed on a sticker on the base: "AUFTRAG/CLIENT/CUSTOMER / Objekt: 94354 16.92 / 001 / 40500100 / MONTAGE-L: 1 / HOW HIGH THE / vitra" (with super- and sub-scripts scattered throughout)

Printed on a sticker on the base: "DIESES PRODUKT IST WIE EIN KUNSTOBJEKY / ZU BEHANDEN. FUR DIE GEWERBLICHE / NUTZUNG IST ES GEEINET. / CE PRODUIT ETRE TRAITE COMME UN / OBJET D/ART. IL N'EST PAS APPROPRIE A / L'UTILISATION COURANTE. / THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE TREA- / TED AS A WORK OF ART. IT IS NOT / INTENDED FOR CONTRACT USE. vitra"

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