Book Chess Board No. 1

1984

Takako Saito Japanese, born 1929

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Title Book Chess Board No. 1

Artwork Date 1984

Artist Takako Saito

Life Dates born 1929

Nationality Please note: Definitions for nationality may vary significantly, depending on chronology and world events. Some definitions include: Belonging to a people having a common origin based on a geography and/or descent and/or tradition and/or culture and/or religion and/or language, or sharing membership in a legally defined nation. Japanese

Culture Please note: Cultures may be defined by the language, customs, religious beliefs, social norms, and material traits of a group. Unknown

Medium Offset lithograph on paper, plywood box

Dimensions Overall (each booklet): 1 9/16 × 1 5/8 × 1/8 inches (4 × 4.1 × 0.3 cm) Overall (box): 7/8 × 13 1/2 × 13 1/2 inches (2.2 × 34.3 × 34.3 cm)

Classification Artists Books

Department Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Credit Gift of the Lila and Gilbert Silverman Collection

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. 2024.68

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Signed Signed and dated, in black ink, on inside of wood cover: '84 Takako Signed and dated on included note card, in black ink, lower right: 84 Takako

Inscriptions Titled, in black ink, on inside of wood cover: Buchschachspiel Nr. 1 Editioned, in black in, under title: 3/5 Note card included: Buchschachspiel Nr. 1 | Während des Spiels, wenn ein Spieler | die Figur des Gegenspielers nicht mehr | weiβ, welche Figur es ist, frag ihn | die Vorzulesen. | Wenn ein Spieler eine Figur tauschen | will, siehe das Buch unter der Figur | an. Wenn es die gleiche Figur ist, | kann er tauschen. | 84 Takako

Marks Stamped, in blue, inside of wood cover: Noodle Edition | Takako Saito | Ritterstrasse 11 | 4 Düsseldorf | Telefon 32 70 66

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1985, purchased from the artist

1985-2020, purchased by

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