Against That Which All Else is Measured

1985

Hap Sakwa, California, U.S.A.
H. 17 1/2" x W. 17" x D. 12 1/2"; Poplar, maple, lacquer, violin neck circa 1780

Photo by Eric Mitchell WTC collection

Here, in Against That Which All Else is Measured, Hap Sakwa combines turned, constructed and one found object (the violin neck), each component representing a measure or standard. This is Sakwa's last in a series of compote turnings with arranged objects.