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Robert Leed Morris Wabi Sabi Collection, Giant Verdigris Pebble Earring, 1986
About the Item
The Wabi Sabi theme of soft pebbles, gives way to many Verdigris earrings which were a ground breaking color for jewelry that Robert Lee Morris launched in 1981 with Calvin Klein. These oversized dramatic and very sculptural oxidized brass earrings are for the perfect wardrobe of my dream collector and stylist. Runway scale. Shocking color! Clips of course. All the earrings for the runway had to be clips for easy on easy off. The theme of smooth rocks and pebbles became iconic to both Robert and to Donna Karan. Organic, sensual, soft and tactile in the hand, these smooth shapes and forms were the perfect fit with soft cashmere sweaters and scarves.
Wabi Sabi is the Japanese term that means aged, used, worn, filled with character and spirit through use, old, spirited, and Robert Lee Morris loves it. So much of his jewelry has the Wabi Sabi quality, which is the opposite of glitz and sparkly bling so associated with jewelry in the first place. Morris spent 4 years living in Japan as a child, his father a USAF officer and pilot, and was very inspired by the beauty of traditional Japanese aesthetic and culture. Therefore one can see this exemplified in the colors of the metal and materials he uses; tarnished and oxidized brass, copper bronze and sometimes even darkened silver.
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- Weight:1.4 oz
- Dimensions:Height: 2 in (50.8 mm)Width: 1.1 in (27.94 mm)Depth: 0.45 in (11.43 mm)Diameter: 2 in (50.8 mm)Length: 2 in (50.8 mm)
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- Date of Manufacture:1986
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. These original earrings from 1986 have been careful stored since then and are in mint condition.
- Seller Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU3141219016432
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