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Holdings Classification (Registered Name)
Karacon Mosaic Tiles
Karacon Mosaic Tiles
- Holding Institution
INAX Live Museum
- Category
-
- #Product
- Year of Production (First Edition)
1953
- Release Year
1953
- Manufacturer
Ina Seito Co., Ltd. (later INAX, now LIXIL)
- Distributor
Ina Seito Co., Ltd. (later INAX, now LIXIL)
- Dimensions
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W250 × D100 × H8mm
- Materials and Techniques
Ceramic; dry-press forming
- Design Registration Number
Unknown
- Portrait and Publicity Rights Holder
Not applicable
- Copyright Registration Number
Not registered
- Data Source
Mosaic tiles in 14 hues with five levels of pastel gradation
Description
Karacon Mosaic Tiles were exterior mosaic tiles that enabled subtle color adjustment across 70 variations—an unprecedented range at the time. They were adopted by architects who placed great importance on color precision, including for the exterior wall of the Maruei Department Store in Nagoya designed by Togo Murano, and the Aichi–Tokoname City Ceramic Research Institute designed by Sutemi Horiguchi (now the Tokoname Pottery Forest Ceramic Research Institute). Beyond these examples, the tiles were widely used in public buildings such as the Chiba Prefectural Government Office, telephone exchanges, and post offices.