Currently not on view
Stone Riddle,
1967
Masayuki Nagare, Japanese, 1923–2018
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Masayuki Nagare is known as "Samurai Artist" for his discipline and his emulation of traditional Japanese aesthetics. In Stone Riddle the contrast between the smooth planes of the horizontal stone and the rough chisel of the base reflects his interest in the principle of yin-yang equilibrium. Nagare termed this contrast warehada, "broken texture," seeing it as a way to expose the essence of each surface.
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Title
Stone Riddle
Dates
1967
Maker
Medium
Black granite
Dimensions
163 x 93 x 46.7 cm. (64 3/16 x 36 5/8 x 18 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
The John B. Putnam Jr. Memorial Collection, Princeton University
Object Number
y1972-41
Signatures
Unsigned
Culture
Type
Materials
Subject
- Patrick Joseph Kelleher, Living with Modern Sculpture: the John B. Putnam, Jr., Memorial Collection, (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Art Museum, 1982)., p. 112-115 (illus.)
- Jane McCarthy and Laurily K. Epstein, A guide to the sculpture parks and gardens of America, (New York, NY: Michael Kesend Pub., 1996).
- Karin Dienst, ed., Sculpture of Princeton University: including works from the John B. Putnam Jr. Memorial Collection, (Princeton, NJ: Published by the Office of Communications, in association with the Princeton University Art Museum, 2004)., p. 8-9 (illus.)
