Ametsuchi (Heaven and Earth)
Artist
Shota Suzuki(Japanese, born 1987)Japanese, born 1987
CultureJapanese
Titles
- Ametsuchi (Heaven and Earth)
Date2023
MediumCopper, brass, nickel silver
DimensionsOverall: 7 15/16 × 8 1/4 × 7 7/8 in. (20.2 × 21 × 20 cm)
Storage box: 24 5/16 × 26 3/8 × 27 in. (61.7 × 67.1 × 68.6 cm)
Storage box: 24 5/16 × 26 3/8 × 27 in. (61.7 × 67.1 × 68.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Gordon Brodfeuhrer
Object number2025.13
Not on view
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Department
Asian ArtObject Type
Exhibition HistoryIppodo Gallery, 2023
Published References Tony Kirkham et al., Tree: Exploring the Arboreal World (New York: Phaidon, 2008): 333. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription in black ink on lid exterior: Japanese characters
Inscription in black ink on lid interior: Japanese characters
Inscription in black ink on lid interior: Japanese characters
Red stamp on lid interior
Catalogue raisonnéN/A
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