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E-31: Japanese Traditional Interior

An interior space with sliding panel doors at right leading to a glimpse of outdoor greenery. Pale wooden shelves and trim line the room, which features pale blue walls and minimal furniture.

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  • An interior space with sliding panel doors at right leading to a glimpse of outdoor greenery. Pale wooden shelves and trim line the room, which features pale blue walls and minimal furniture.

Date:

c. 1937

Artist:

Designed by Narcissa Niblack Thorne
American, 1882-1966

About this artwork

Status

On View, Gallery 11

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Artist

Narcissa Niblack Thorne (Designer)

Title

E-31: Japanese Traditional Interior

Place

United States (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1932–1937

Medium

Miniature room, mixed media

Dimensions

Interior, Scale 1 inch = 1 foot: 26.7 × 60.4 × 39.4 cm (10 1/2 × 23 3/4 × 15 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. James Ward Thorne

Reference Number

1962.456

Extended information about this artwork

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