Norton Family Christmas Project: Aimai-no-bi (Ambiguous Beauty)
Artist
Yasumasa Morimura
Japanese, born 1951
Date1995
MediumPaper and bamboo fan in wooden box
DimensionsL. 11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm) x W. (when open) 17 in. (43.2 cm); box: 12 3/4 x 2 5/8 x 1 3/8 in. (32.4 x 6.7 x 3.5 cm)
ClassificationsMixed Media
Credit LineGift of Mary and Jim Patton
Object number2014.20.33
On View
Not on viewProvenanceCommissioned by Peter Norton, 1995, as part of the annual Norton Family Christmas Project; given to Mary and James R. Patton Jr., Great Falls, VA, December 1995; given to NCMA, 2014.
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