{"product_id":"taku-obata-b-boys-2020-lithograph-framed","title":"Taku Obata B-Boys 2020 Lithograph, Signed Edition of 22, Natural Wood Frame","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eB-Boys, a 2020 lithograph by Taku Obata from a small edition of 22, offered as signed and presented in a light natural-wood frame. Image 54.7 x 79.3 cm; framed 60 x 85 cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn B-Boys a line of dancers is caught mid-move and smeared across the sheet like a long-exposure photograph. The figures run from red and orange at the left through yellow and green to blue at the right, a full spectrum laid down in quick, dragged strokes, while a mist of pale blue spray settles beneath their feet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eObata is a Japanese artist whose work returns again and again to the B-boy, the breakdancer, and to the moment a body turns into pure movement. The sheet is shown in a pale wood frame with the pencil signature at lower right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Taku Obata\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e B-Boys\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2020\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lithograph on paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 22 (as stated); the number is not shown in the photographs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Offered as signed in pencil, lower right\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eImage size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 54.7 x 79.3 cm (21.5 x 31.2 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFramed size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 60 x 85 cm (23.6 x 33.5 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrame:\u003c\/strong\u003e Light natural wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePalette:\u003c\/strong\u003e Red, orange, yellow, green and blue over pale blue spray\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Described as new and unused\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribed as new and unused, kept framed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Desk has not handled the work; please ask for close views of the signature and edition before you buy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eS (unused, as new)\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 signed and from an edition of 22, as the page states; the claim is presented as given and not as a finding of the Desk. Hang away from direct sunlight and damp, and keep the glazing clean with a dry cloth only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe work travels in its frame, never removed or rolled, crated or boxed with corner protection. Shipping is quoted and agreed with you before purchase, weighing EMS, then FedEx, then air cargo, all insured and tracked. 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. 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