Shiro Kuramata
Cabinet de Curiosité

Cabinet de Curiosité

© 1989 Courtesy of Friedman Benda and Shiro Kuramata

Cabinet de Curiosité
Cabinet de Curiosité
DesignerJapanese, 1934–1991
CultureJapanese
Titles
  • Cabinet de Curiosité
  • Cabinet of Curiosities
Date1989
MediumAcrylic
Dimensions74 7/8 × 18 1/8 × 18 1/8 in. (190.2 × 46 × 46 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation
Object number2014.210.A,.B
Not on view

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Object Type
Provenance[Shiro Kuramata Studio, Tokyo]; [Paul Hughes, London by 2008]; [Friedman Benda, New York, 2008]; purchased by MFAH, 2014.
Exhibition History“Recent Accessions in Design,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 18–August 10, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
No visible marks, signatures, or inscriptions

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