Takashi Murakami Red Demon and Blue Demon with 48 Arhats 2013, Signed Offset Print, Edition of 300, Sealed
Takashi Murakami Red Demon and Blue Demon with 48 Arhats 2013, Signed Offset Print, Edition of 300, Sealed
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Takashi Murakami's Red Demon and Blue Demon with 48 Arhats, 2013, an offset print in four colours plus silver, signed and numbered from an edition of 300, sealed in its original carton.
The Piece
The Arhats are Murakami's answer to the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 2011. Returning to the rakan, the enlightened disciples of the Buddha long painted in Japanese temples, he made the 100-metre 500 Arhats for Doha in 2012, then tighter compositions around a central guardian. Here a crimson demon and a cobalt demon, the paired oni of temple gates, stand over a crowd of wide-eyed holy men on a ground of skulls and flowers.
The sheet measures 71 x 118 cm (28.0 x 46.5 in), a true wall scale for an edition, and the silver fifth colour lifts the haloes in a way no screen catches. Murakami later realised the pair as monumental painted sculptures, shown in Kyoto in 2024.
Details
- Artist: Takashi Murakami (born Tokyo, 1962)
- Publisher: Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd.
- Title: Red Demon and Blue Demon with 48 Arhats
- Year: 2013
- Medium: Offset print, four colours plus silver
- Edition: 300, hand signed and numbered by the artist
- Format: Unframed sheet, sealed in the original carton
- Measurements: sheet 71 x 118 cm (28.0 x 46.5 in). Every measurement is taken by hand, with the piece laid flat and the tape read by eye, so please allow a gentle margin of about 1–3 cm (0.5–1 in) for the natural give of fabric, handwork and the human hand.
Condition
New and unopened. The print remains sealed in its original carton, which carries the title and edition label; the carton shows light handling marks only.
Condition grade S (new, unopened) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
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Every piece carries the Japonista authenticity guarantee. Keep the carton flat and dry; once opened, frame the sheet behind UV-filtering glazing on acid-free mounts, away from direct sun.
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