Artist
Tanaka Osami(Japanese, born 1952)Japanese, born 1952
CultureJapanese
Titles
- Untitled 19-87
Date1987
PlaceJapan
MediumParaffin and steel
Dimensions82 × 36 1/2 × 12 in. (208.3 × 92.7 × 30.5 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Edward R. Broida
Object number2007.635
Not on view
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