{"product_id":"takashi-murakami-october-story-2019-silkscreen-signed-edition-100","title":"Takashi Murakami October Story 2019 Silkscreen, Edition of 100, Hand-Signed, Purple and Red Flowers","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eOctober Story, a silkscreen of 2019 by Takashi Murakami, offered as hand-signed and numbered from an edition of 100. Described as acquired from Kaikai Kiki and kept flat, unframed, as a sheet ever since; unused.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere the smiling flower is reduced to its outline. Dozens of blossoms, large and small, are drawn in a single red line on a violet ground, their petals and grinning faces locked together like cells, so the pattern runs to every edge of the image without a break.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStripped of the rainbow palette of his best-known flower works, the print becomes almost graphic, closer to a textile or a wallpaper repeat, and the two strong colours vibrate against each other as the eye moves across them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSilkscreen lays each colour down flat and even, which suits a design built on a single crisp line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Takashi Murakami\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e October Story\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2019\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Silkscreen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100, as stated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Offered as hand-signed and numbered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eImage size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 33 x 37.3 cm (13 x 14.7 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSheet size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 38 x 47 cm (15 x 18.5 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrame:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unframed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Japan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSizes as stated; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 2 cm (0.5 in).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew and unused, kept flat as a sheet and never framed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt will travel in the packaging in which it was first delivered.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eS (unused)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Japanese scale; see \u003ca href=\"\/es\/blogs\/news\/japanese-condition-ranks-explained\"\u003eJapanese condition ranks, explained\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOffered as hand-signed and numbered from the edition of 100, and described as acquired from Kaikai Kiki; this has not been verified by an outside authority, and a team of curators reviews each piece from photographs before it is offered. Frame behind UV-filtering glazing and keep away from damp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe print travels flat between rigid boards, never rolled, packed by hand in Japan and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our \u003ca href=\"\/es\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. More of the artist in \u003ca href=\"\/es\/collections\/takashi-murakami-kaikai-kiki-superflat\"\u003eTakashi Murakami, Kaikai Kiki and Superflat\u003c\/a\u003e, and the wider story in \u003ca href=\"\/es\/blogs\/news\/collecting-takashi-murakami-guide\"\u003eCollecting Takashi Murakami\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003eConcierge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking for another of Murakami's signed flower silkscreens? 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