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Matsubara Naoko
My Best Friend is Twelve Feet High1977

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Woodblock print of three stacked toy blocks in turquoise, red, and yellow, decorated with a mountain, animal, tree, and sunburst motifs, topped by a small running figure; numbered and signed in pencil below
Artist or Maker
Matsubara Naoko
Japan, born 1937
Title
My Best Friend is Twelve Feet High
Date Made
1977
Period
Shōwa period (1926-1989)
Medium
Color woodblock print
Dimensions
Image: 8 3/4 x 4 7/8 in. (22.23 x 12.38 cm); Mat: 17 x 14 in. (43.18 x 35.56 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Lilly Tsukahira
Accession Number
M.2011.137.20
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Japanese Art