Legs: Chair Item Number: N2.1102 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Pair of wide "v" shaped wooden legs with brass accents and rivets; engraved brass plates depicting grape-like plants with a bushy-tailed animal crouching beneath them are featured on one side of parts a and b. Wood legs are painted black, excepting the undersides of both parts.

Item History

What

Name
Legs: Chair
Identification Number
N2.1102 a-b
Type of Item
chair
Material
wood, brass metal and paint
Manufacturing Technique
carved, riveted, painted, pierced and cast
Part A
height 48.0 cm, width 82.5 cm, depth 5.3 cm
Part B
height 48.0 cm, width 82.5 cm, depth 5.3 cm

Who

Culture
Japanese
Previous Owner
Ronald P. Dore
Received from
Ronald P. Dore (Seller) and Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source)

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
Japan

When

Collection Date
during 1959
Ownership Date
before 1960
Acquisition Date
during 1960

Other

Condition
fair
Accession Number
0065/0065 a-b