Jun Kaneko (Japanese, b. 1942). Small sculpted ceramic tile designed by Kaneko depicting a grey rectangle with a cream colored left corner delineated from the grey area by a red line; along the top sixth of the tile is a glazed region of navy blue, delineated from the grey areas similarly to the left corner, with a red line. Incised signature and date, 1987, along the verso; numbered "488" along the surface of the the verso twice: once in marker directly along the surface of the tile, and second, along a length of masking tape affixed to the verso. Height: 7 in x width: 4 1/2 in x depth: 1 1/4 in.

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