Artist
Hiramatsu Yasuki(Japanese, 1926–2012)Japanese, 1926–2012
CultureJapanese
Titles
- Crown
Date1993
Medium24k gold and aluminum
DimensionsOverall: 11 × 8 1/2 × 7 in. (27.9 × 21.6 × 17.8 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Mary Kathryn Lynch Kurtz Charitable Lead Trust
Object number2002.3824
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Ahead of Fashion: Hats of the 20th Century," Philadelphia Museum of Art, August 21–November 28, 1993.
"Ornament as Art: Avant-Garde Jewelry from the Helen Williams Drutt Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 30, 2007–January 27, 2008; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, March 14–July 6, 2008; Mint Museum of Craft and Design, Charlotte, August 16, 2008–January 4, 2009; Tacoma Art Museum, Washington, June 27–September 13, 2009.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
"93 Hiramatsu" etched inside of crown rim
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Robin Quigley
1985
14k gold, sterling silver, acrylic, acetate, epoxy resin, and 24k gold leaf
2002.4030.A,.B