Yoshitomo Nara Y.N. Lamp by How2work, Illustrated Shade Table Light on Sprout Stem, Unopened in Factory Carton
Yoshitomo Nara Y.N. Lamp by How2work, Illustrated Shade Table Light on Sprout Stem, Unopened in Factory Carton
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A Sketchbook That Lights Up
Nara's drawings wrap the shade of a lamp that grows from a sprout. Unopened in its numbered carton, it is an edition object that also works as a light.
Best for: Collectors of Nara editions and interiors that want a working art object
Condition notes
Described as new and unopened in a strapped factory carton. Outer carton may show transit rubs or dents.
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The Y.N. Lamp, made by Yoshitomo Nara with How2work: a table light whose shade carries his felt-pen drawings, set on a green stem that sprouts two leaves. It is described as new and unopened in its factory carton.
The Piece
The shade reads like a page from a sketchbook turned in a circle. A girl in a blue dress, a second child with a guitar, fir trees, stars and a small shop sit above a yellow band of hand-lettered English that begins "I'm not sleepy". Two beaded pull chains hang below, one with a red tag bearing the lamp's name.
The stem curves from a black domed base. The carton label names the lamp and both makers, and carries a carton number of 1376/1500.
Details
- Artist: Yoshitomo Nara
- Maker: How2work
- Model: Y.N. Lamp
- Type: Table lamp with illustrated shade
- Carton number: 1376/1500, as printed on the label
- Net weight: 1.4 kg (3.1 lb), per carton label
- Carton: 59 x 32 x 33.5 cm (23.2 x 12.6 x 13.2 in); 3.6 kg gross
- Lamp size: Being confirmed against our archive records
- Electrical: Plug and voltage being confirmed against our archive records
- Origin: Made in China, per carton label
Lamp images are studio views of the model; carton photographs show the example offered.
Condition
- Described as new and unopened; the carton remains strapped and taped.
- As an imported piece, the outer carton may show rubs or dents from transit.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade S (unused, as new) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Described as the How2work edition and unopened; the contents have not been inspected by the Desk so that the factory seal stays intact. Please confirm local voltage and plug type before use.
Delivery from Japan
The sealed carton is over-boxed by hand in Japan. 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 published policy.
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