{"product_id":"hiroshi-sugimoto-polar-bear-offset-poster-edition-300","title":"Hiroshi Sugimoto Polar Bear Offset Poster, 70 cm Square, Edition of 300, Unsigned and Unframed","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eHiroshi Sugimoto's Polar Bear as a large square poster: an offset print on paper, 70 x 70 cm, from an edition of 300, unsigned and unnumbered, kept unframed since it was bought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe image comes from Sugimoto's Dioramas, the series he began in 1976 in front of the habitat displays of the American Museum of Natural History in New York. Under a long exposure, the stuffed bear and its painted Arctic become uncannily alive: the animal stands over a seal at the edge of broken ice, mouth open, the horizon dissolving into fog.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe poster keeps the grey scale of the gelatin silver original. A white margin below carries the name and title in small capitals. At 70 cm square it reads as a serious wall piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hiroshi Sugimoto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Polar Bear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeries:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dioramas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear of poster:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not stated; being confirmed against our archive records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Offset print on paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300 (as stated); the sheet carries no number\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unsigned\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSheet size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 70 x 70 cm (27.6 x 27.6 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFraming:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unframed; the frame seen in the photograph is not included\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, stored flat and never framed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe only photograph shows the sheet in a borrowed frame behind glazing; we show the sheet alone. Faint lines in the sky may be reflections from that glazing or soft handling marks, and the Desk will confirm before dispatch.\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=\"\/fr\/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 edition poster, unsigned and unnumbered, from an edition of 300 as stated; it is not a photographic print. Frame behind UV-filtering glazing on an acid-free mount, away from sunlight and damp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sheet travels flat between rigid boards, never rolled. At this size we compare EMS, FedEx and air cargo, so the shipping cost is quoted and agreed with you before purchase, insured and tracked. 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=\"\/fr\/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. See more from the studios of Japan in \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/collections\/upcoming-japanese-artists\"\u003eContemporary, Modern and Upcoming Japanese Artists\u003c\/a\u003e, or browse what has \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/collections\/just-arrived\"\u003ejust arrived\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 a signed Sugimoto, a Seascape, or another work from the Dioramas? 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