Object Details
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- In 1968, Miyé Matsukata said, "I would like to maintain a spirit of design that is quiet and free. I feel metal can have a life if it has motion and less rigid confines." With the layering of fluid shapes, this bracelet assumes the lightness she hoped to achieve.
- Data Source
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Artist
- Miye Matsukata, born Tokyo, Japan 1922-died Boston, MA 1981
- Date
- ca. 1970
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Alexander and Margit Matoltsy
- Medium
- 14k and 18k gold with rubies and sapphire
- Dimensions
- 1 5/8 x 2 1/2 in. diam. irregular (4.2 x 6.3 cm)
- Type
- Decorative Arts-Jewelry
- Crafts
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