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20-21st Century Design Art
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SORI YANAGI PAIR OF BUTTERFLY STOOLS, 1950s designed 1954, manufactured by Tendo Mokko Co., Ltd., Japan rosewood veneered plywood, brass, with the manufacturers foil decal on the underside of one stool (2) 15⅝ x 18½ x 13¼ in. (39.7 x 47 x 33.7 cm) Literature Kathryn B. Hiesinger and Felice Fischer, JAPANESE DESIGN: A SURVEY SINCE 1950,PHILADELPHIA and NEW YORK, 1995, p. 64, pl. 27 Charlotte and Peter Fiell, MODERN CLASSICS, POSTWAR TO POSTMODERNISM, LONDON, 2001, p. 74, fig. 37 This design won a gold metal at the 1957 Milan Triennale. ImagesClick on thumbnails to see larger images:
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