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Ceramic Relief and Mortar "TO THE SKY" / Designer and Supervisor : Kiichi Sumikawa / Concourse on 1st floor, Tobu Line Tokyo Skytree Station (Currently not exhibited, Scheduled to be reinstalled in 2024) / Installed on April 20, 2012 See Original Painting
Kiichi SumikawaSculptorI combined the Red, Blue and Gold ceramic plates with Narihira area, which has Edo tradition, to image a single sky.
On this wall, the image of "Tokyo Skytree" extending to the sky as the highest broadcasting tower in the world is overlapped with the traditional Japanese image remaining in this area.
Mr. Sumikawa expresses shaping of "Sori (Warp)" and "TO THE SKY", which has been his theme for many years, by using "ceramic", a traditional material from ancient times in Japan.
Designer and Supervisor | Kiichi Sumikawa | Planner | Tobu Railway, Japan Traffic Culture Association |
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Location | Concourse on 1st floor, Tobu Railway Tobu Skytree Line, Tokyo Skytree Station (Currently not exhibited) Map | Producer | CREARE Atami-Yugawara Studio |
Installed on | April 20, 2012 | News | |
Type | Ceramic Relief | ||
Size | H3.0m × W4.1m × 2 | ||
Keywords | Sky |
Designer and Supervisor | Kiichi Sumikawa |
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Location | Concourse on 1st floor, Tobu Railway Tobu Skytree Line, Tokyo Skytree Station (Currently not exhibited) Map |
Installed on | April 20, 2012 |
Type | Ceramic Relief |
Size | H3.0m × W4.1m × 2 |
Keywords | Sky |
Planner | Tobu Railway, Japan Traffic Culture Association |
Producer | CREARE Atami-Yugawara Studio |
News |
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