Ambiguous Beauty (Aimai-no-bi)
Artist:
Yasumasa Morimura
(Japanese, born 1951)
Date: 1995
Medium: Photomechanical reproduction on paper and wood fan
Dimensions:
29.3 × 50.1 × 2.5 cm (11 9/16 × 19 3/4 × 1 in.)
Classification: Visual Works
Credit Line: Gift of the Peter Norton Family
Object number: 1995.16
DescriptionPaper folding fan with black wood sticks. The recto side of the mount has a red leaf that shows an image of the artist posing "nude," wearing makeup, a wig, and prosthetic breasts. The verso side of the mount has a white leaf, with black Japanese characters. The fan is housed in a wood box; its lid bears black Japanese characters.
Not on view
In Collection(s)
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