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Robert Lee Morris Wabi Sabi Collection Verdigris Fruit Loop Choker Necklace
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The bright green on this oxidized brass necklace is startling and dramatic. This Verdigris, this shade of mint green makes this piece so unusual and powerful as a fashion statement. Layered with ethnic beads or layered bronze chains, this is a great collectors item from the archives of Morris. Created in 1983, it is very pliable, flexible and fluid, making it comfortable too wear. Each donut or Fruit Loop disc is pinned to the one in front of it, making this chain construction very iconic. This is also quite short at 15.25" so it will sit high up on the neck.
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:1.7 oz
- Dimensions:Height: 0.75 in (19.05 mm)Width: 0.75 in (19.05 mm)Depth: 0.12 in (3.05 mm)Diameter: 7.5 in (190.5 mm)Length: 15.25 in (387.35 mm)
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- Date of Manufacture:1983
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. This is an original archive from 1983 and has been carefully stored since then. The heavy verdigris finish is stable, non-changing, and is in mint condition.
- Seller Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU3141218758672
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