{"product_id":"yoshitomo-nara-hand-searching-2017-wooden-figure","title":"Yoshitomo Nara Hand Searching 2017 Wood Figure, Limited Edition, with Certificate and Original Box","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eA small girl in a turquoise dress stands on a round green mound, one arm stretched out and slightly bent, as if feeling her way through the dark: Yoshitomo Nara's Hand Searching, a sculpted edition dated 2017.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe figure is described as worked in wood, and the hair shows a natural grain that reads like brushed strands, falling into a heavy fringe above two great green eyes drawn with Nara's familiar cross-hatched irises. The mouth is a single red line, neither smile nor frown, and the outstretched hand gives the whole figure a quiet sense of purpose. The dress is painted a soft turquoise with a matte, hand-finished surface, and the girl stands on a rounded base in green and terracotta.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe box carries the drawing that inspired the sculpture, the same girl ankle-deep in water with her hand held out, printed in pale blue beside the title. The set is offered with a round certificate disc embossed Hand Searching, bearing a printed signature and the 2017 copyright line, together with an embossed medallion, a pair of white cotton gloves and a cotton storage bag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yoshitomo Nara\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand Searching\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2017, as dated on the certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sculpted figure, described as wood with a natural grain to the hair, painted finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Offered as a limited edition figure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDocumentation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Embossed certificate disc with printed signature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAccessories:\u003c\/strong\u003e Embossed medallion, white cotton gloves, cotton bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePackaging:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original printed box with fitted foam interior\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e being confirmed against our archive records; please write to the Desk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAny measurement the Desk provides is taken by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 cm (0.4 in).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribed as close to unused: unboxed and displayed only a few times, with very little sign of handling.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaint, base and box appear clean in the photographs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery photograph is part of the description.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eA (excellent)\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 an authorised edition by Yoshitomo Nara, with the certificate disc and packaging shown. Checked and photographed in Japan before dispatch. Handle with the gloves provided, keep away from direct sun and damp, and dust with a soft dry brush.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePacked by hand in its original box inside a padded carton 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 the \u003ca href=\"\/es\/collections\/yoshitomo-nara\"\u003eYoshitomo Nara collection\u003c\/a\u003e, and the story behind the work in \u003ca href=\"\/es\/blogs\/news\/yoshitomo-nara-life-work-collectors\"\u003eYoshitomo Nara: life, work and collectors\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\u003eSearching for another Nara sculpture or a particular edition? 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