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'Compass for a Couple'
'Compass for a Couple'
'Compass for a Couple'

'Compass for a Couple'

Maker (Tokyo, Japan, born 1954)
Date2007
Object NameSculpture
Mediumglass and metal
ClassificationsApplied Art
Dimensions61 × 38.5cm
AcquisitionScottish Arts Council Commission for The Cutting Edge Exhibition 2007-2008.
Copyright© Keiko Mukaide (2004)
LocationOn Display - Gallery 04
Object numberABDAG011355
About MeThis compass is one of a set of three designed to aid our understanding of our location on earth. The objects are not only compasses but also offer some insight for the audience in considering their own location and life direction.
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The objects are not only compasses, but also offer some insight for the audience in considering their own locations and life direction.

Exhibitions
'Compass for a Family'
Keiko Mukaide
2007
Spin
Ritsue Mishima
2010
Lucid in the Sky
Keiko Mukaide
2008
'A Silver Organism'
Junko Mori
2003
Hydrosphere by Keiko Mukaide
Keiko Mukaide
2000
Bronze Eight Faces Box
Koji Hatakeyama
2007
Slender Copper Vase
Hiroki Iwata
2004
Tsuba: Japanese Sword Guard
Imai Nagatake
Late Edo Period, 19th century
Three Nesting Rosebud Bowls by Mizuho Koizumi
Mizuho Koizumi
2002
Tsuba: Japanese Sword Guard
Tenkôdô Hidekuni
Late Edo Period, possibly 19th century
Tsuba: Japanese Sword Guard
Arashiyama Tsuneyuki
Edo Period, 18th Century
Tsuba: Japanese Sword Guard
Kawarabayashi Hideoki
Late Edo Period, 19th century
Tsuba: Japanese Sword Guard
Tsuchiya Masachika
Late Edo Period, possibly 19th century
Aqua Poesy VI
Hiroshi Suzuki
2004
Veiled Jewellery by Yoko Izawa
Yoko Izawa
2003