Ten Chin Jin, (sculpture).

Ten Chin Jin, (sculpture).

Todd, Michael Cullen, 1935- , sculptor.

Ten Chin Jin, (sculpture).

Heaven, Earth, Man, (sculpture).

Kane Ikebana, (sculpture).

Approx. 12 x 7 x 1 ft.

Steel tubing welded and shaped into an asymmetrical oval. Along the bottom are attached bent and welded sheets and tubing of metal.

Abstract -- Geometric

Outdoor Sculpture -- California -- Los Angeles

Administered by City of Los Angeles, 4800 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90027

Located Japanese Village Plaza, 350 East Second Street, Los Angeles, California

The $18,000 commission was funded by the Friends of Little Tokyo Arts (FOLTA), the Hollywood Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League, the Tortue Gallery, Kathryn Doi Todd and the Japanese Village Plaza. Shortly after its installation, the sculpture was donated by FOLTA to the City of Los Angeles and is now part of the city's permanent art collection. "Ten, Chin and Jin" translates in English to "Sky, Earth and Water". IAS files contain copy of related material from Michael Several's "Little Tokyo, The Public Art of Los Angeles, Part 2" 1994, pg. 39-40; and copies of various related forms and reports from the City of Los Angeles regarding donation of the sculpture to the city. "Kane Ikebana" is the title used in many of these city reports.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey, 1994.

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