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Merchant of Muse #5 - Reclining Buddha on Hobby Horse (Dada with Detritus)
Merchant of Muse #5 - Reclining Buddha on Hobby Horse (Dada with Detritus)
Merchant of Muse #5 - Reclining Buddha on Hobby Horse (Dada with Detritus)

Merchant of Muse #5 - Reclining Buddha on Hobby Horse (Dada with Detritus)

Artist (born Seattle, Washington, 1954)
Date1998
MediumAnagama fired clay
DimensionsOverall: 17 x 18 x 10 1/2 in. (43.2 x 45.7 x 26.7 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Morris Graves and Robert Yarber
Object number1999.23
DescriptionSurface color ranges from brown to yellow to red. Sculpture is a rocking horse with several humanoid figures trying to climb up on it. One figure holds a model of the Tower of Babel, another holds a model of Smith Tower in Seattle, and the third holds an amphora-like jug.
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