Description
本作は同題のオブジェを撮影したもので、マン・レイの初期時代の代表的な写真作品。このオブジェは、以前恋人であったアドン・ラクロワから紹介された詩人ロートレアモン（本名イジドール・デュカス）の『マルドロールの詩』の一節「ミシンと蝙蝠傘が解剖台の上で出会った様に美しい」から着想を得ており、ミシンを麻布で覆いロープを巻きつけてある。本作は後にパリで発行された『シュルレアリスム革命』の創刊号（1924年10月）にも掲載された。
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Tokyo Fuji Art Museum Collection Database
This database showcases some 2,000 objects from our collection of some 30,000 pieces of artworks from various periods and cultures including Japanese, Eastern and Western works, ranging from paintings...
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The Japanese Council of Art Museums
The Japanese Council of Art Museums (JCAM) supports the accomplishment of mission of art museums and seeks to assist art museums in fully basing their activities in a social context. The organization holds an annual meeting, memorial forums at annual meetings, lectures, Curatorial Study Meetings, and Study Group activities every year. The information and reports generated by these various activities are then expected to be shared with member museums, the greater art-related world and the general public. JCAM was founded in 1952 with the aim of providing a forum for art museums in Japan to think and act together. The organization was registered as a general incorporated association on April 1st, 2020 and includes over 450 members (full members, individual members and supporting members).
Last updated
January 9, 2026