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Torii Shōzō
Trap, nos. 6-151983-1992

Not on view
Open artist's book and loose title page on gray surface; interior spreads show black-and-white prints of draped interior and bedroom scene; title page reads 'TRAP 5—1989' with a line-and-cone diagram
Artist's book displayed open and closed on gray surface. Open pages show a delicate portrait print of a man wearing a flat cap and glasses on the left leaf, blank page at center. Closed cover at right bears the word "TRAP" in purple lettering above a spare line drawing of a stick-like figure, on cream deckle-edged paper.
Artist's book with deckle-edged pages, shown open beside its cover. Left spread contains two black-and-white photographs: a room interior with scattered spherical objects near a window, and a standing nude figure holding flowers. A line of Japanese text appears below the right photograph. The cover displays the word "TRAP" in orange type above a line drawing of a elongated vessel form, with a vertical column of Japanese text.
Artist's book open to show a black-and-white photograph of a skylight interior on the left page and a column of printed verse on the right; beside it, the closed cover displays the title 'TRAP' in red block letters above a pencil sketch of a dragonfly on handmade deckle-edged paper.
Editor
Torii Shōzō
Japan, 1932-1994
Title
Trap, nos. 6-15
Date Made
1983-1992
Medium
(Two) boxed sets of poetry journals: handmade mitsumata paper with engraving; photographs or engraved illustrations
Dimensions
.1-.2) 8 3/4 x 6 1/2 x 1 5/8 in. (22.23 x 16.51 x 4.13 cm) each
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. John Solt
Accession Number
M.2008.237.16.1-.2
Classification
Periodicals
Collecting Area
Japanese Art