Work by Japanese sculptor displayed at FAO headquarters

ROME, Italy - A work by Japanese sculptor Mitsuaki Tanabe (R, top) was put on display April 1 at the headquarters of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome to commemorate the completion of a large freezing facility in Norway to store a variety of seeds to prevent the extinction of agricultural crops. The stainless-steel sculpture, named ''Yasei Ine,'' meaning wild rice, imitates the shape of rough rice, which has a long awn that is distinctive to wild rice. The work is nine meters in length and weighs 250 kilograms.

• Product Code
• ILEA001126838

• Registered date
• 2008/4/02 00:00:00

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• Kyodo / Kyodo News Images

• Media source
• 2008 Kyodo News

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• 1864 × 1228 pixel

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• 485.22(KB)*

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