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[greeting card]

Major collection: Holography
Named collection: Holography Collection
Object type: hologram
Maker: Ohnuma, Kazuhiko; Iwata, Fujio
Date made: 1983
Materials: embossed mylar foil (white light transmission); foil
Measurements: 4 1/4 in x 5 in
Nomenclature: fine art/commercial
Classification: holograms

Homemade greeting card; embossed foil hologram adhered to a slightly larger piece of white cardboard on the front of the card; card is made of thick orange paper. Hologram shows a white paper origami bird in flight. Bird appears to be white when held at the perfect angle; otherwise it is rainbow-colored. Written below the bird: `Merry Xmas and Happy New Year.'


Liu Tsui Inn made the paper bird Please note that due to the unique challenges of holography as a medium, high-resolution digital images are not available for most items in the holography collection. Please contact us for more information on reproducing images of holograms.
MOH-1983.72