lacquered gourd with organic and geometric designs suspended to lacquered plaque with wire; two bent wooden "arms" on sides of gourd; golden tuft emerging from top of gourd, ending in two spirals; golden persimmon (?) attached to bottom of gourd; black lacquered plaque with golden center; rounded at top with two horizontal spikes on either side, ending in narrow "tail"

%C2%A9 Akira Sano

A Magician of the Forest, 2008

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A Magician of the Forest is one of a series of wall pieces for which Sano used natural materials such as a gourd, pieces of wood, and nuts.

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Title
A Magician of the Forest
Artist Life
born 1981
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2013.29.1295a-d
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lacquered gourd with organic and geometric designs suspended to lacquered plaque with wire; two bent wooden "arms" on sides of gourd; golden tuft emerging from top of gourd, ending in two spirals; golden persimmon (?) attached to bottom of gourd; black lacquered plaque with golden center; rounded at top with two horizontal spikes on either side, ending in narrow "tail"

© Akira Sano