Artist
Kyoko FukuchiJapanese, born 1946
CultureJapanese
Titles
- Brooch
Date2001
Made inHiroshima, Japan
MediumJapanese lacquer (urushi), lead, wood, and silver
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/4 × 4 3/8 × 5/8 in. (5.7 × 11.1 × 1.6 cm)
Credit LineHelen Williams Drutt Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Foundation
Object number2002.3763
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 206
On view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Schmuck 2001," Munich, March 8–14, 2001; Wilhelm Wagenfeld Stiftung, Bremen, April 20–August 12, 2001.
"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
"KYOKO" stamped on clasp on back.
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