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A coverless book with visible, distorted text, placed within a case of light wood decorated wit…
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A coverless book with visible, distorted text, placed within a case of light wood decorated with scattered pieces of tape with printed Japanese characters, surrounded by clear acrylic.

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Artist Nagako Kishida (Japanese, born 1949)
Dateca. 1995
Mediumbook with case of wood, printed tape, and lucite
ClassificationsMixed-media object
DimensionsObject Size HxWxD: 9 × 5 7/8 × 1 7/8 in.
Credit LineGift of Margareta Löhr in memory of her beloved son Helmut
Object number2012.1.47a-c
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