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1964 · Plastic, metal and glass
12 3/8 x 20 1/2 x 8 5/8" (31.4 x 52.1 x 21.9 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Sori Yanagi
Japanese, 1915–2011
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6
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13
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20th Century Design from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1958–1959
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Sori Yanagi was a Japanese designer and sculptor whose practice merged industrial design and fine art through functional objects and architectural installations. Working in metal and wood, he synthesized modernist principles with Japanese craft traditions, treating utility and aesthetic rigor as inseparable. His output ranged from tableware and furniture to large-scale public commissions, establishing a model for postwar design that rejected the division between craft and industry.
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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