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Octopus and Melon
1989 · gelatin silver print
Image: 41.1 x 50.1 cm (16 3/16 x 19 3/4 in.); Paper: 50.5 x 60.7 cm (19 7/8 x 23 7/8 in.); Matted: 61 x 71.1 cm (24 x 28 in.)
Cleveland Museum of Art
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Michiko
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WA-00195797
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- Artsy (bulk)Tier 1 · Institutional85%
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Why this artist matters now
Michiko is a traditional female Japanese given name. Although written romanized the same way, the Japanese language written forms can be different. Common forms include:美智子 — "beautiful wise child" 美千子 — "child of a thousand beauties" 見知子 — "child of recognition" 道子 — "child of the way" 路子 — "child of the road" 倫子 — "child of morals" 皆子 — "child of all" 通子 — "child of passage"
Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago
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1 published of 1 catalogued · 0 with image
- Cleveland Museum of Art1 published
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- 1989 · Cleveland · 1 provUrl Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
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