{"product_id":"takashi-murakami-festival-flower-decoration-2018-signed-round-offset-print","title":"Takashi Murakami Festival Flower Decoration 2018 Signed Round Offset Print, Edition 300","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eA sphere of Takashi Murakami's smiling flowers, printed on a circular sheet 46 cm across: Festival Flower Decoration, 2018, an offset print with silver and high gloss varnish offered as signed and numbered from an edition of 300. Unframed and unused.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title points to the paper flower balls hung over streets and shrines at Japanese summer festivals. Murakami renders one as a globe of his trademark blooms, white, cobalt, crimson, lilac and butter yellow, each face laughing, the petals bending around the curve so the ball seems to turn towards you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinting it on a round sheet rather than a square one makes the work an object as much as an image. The added silver and gloss varnish catch the light across the petals, and the circle sits beautifully in a round frame or floated in a square one.\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 Festival Flower Decoration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2018\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Offset print with silver and high gloss varnish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300 (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\u003eSheet size:\u003c\/strong\u003e Round, 46 cm (18.1 in) in diameter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrame:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unframed sheet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kaikai Kiki (as stated)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize as stated; 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\u003eNew and unused; kept flat as a sheet and never framed, in the packing in which it was first delivered.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe photograph is a reference image of the edition; every photograph is part of the description.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eS (unused)\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\u003eThe edition, the signature and the Kaikai Kiki origin are as the previous owner states them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrame behind UV-filtering glazing, out of direct sun, and keep away from damp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sheet travels flat between rigid boards, never rolled, by EMS or FedEx with tracking. 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. More of the artist in \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/collections\/takashi-murakami-kaikai-kiki-superflat\"\u003eTakashi Murakami\u003c\/a\u003e, and the wider story in \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/blogs\/news\/collecting-takashi-murakami-guide\"\u003ecollecting Takashi Murakami, a guide\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 a particular Murakami flower edition? 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