{"product_id":"yayoi-kusama-dots-obsession-towel-scarf-63rd-kohaku-2012","title":"Yayoi Kusama Dots Obsession Towel Scarf, 63rd Kohaku 2012 Prize Issue, Red and White, Unused","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eA long towel scarf in red and white, woven with the swelling dot forms of Yayoi Kusama's Dots Obsession and lettered Kohaku 63rd 2012.12.31. It is described as a prize issue from that broadcast, never sold at retail, and unused.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design is woven in terry, red on white on one face and reversed on the other, so the dots hold their edge from both sides. One end carries the artist's signature in script above the line Dots Obsession and her copyright.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy its present keeper's account it was won in a draw among viewers who sent messages of support to the programme. Fringed ends finish a length of 160 cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yayoi Kusama\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDesign:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dots Obsession\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOccasion:\u003c\/strong\u003e 63rd Kohaku, 31 December 2012\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIssue:\u003c\/strong\u003e Prize piece, described as never sold at retail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160 cm (63 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 34 cm (13.4 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeave:\u003c\/strong\u003e Terry jacquard, reversible\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColours:\u003c\/strong\u003e Red and white\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarks:\u003c\/strong\u003e Signature in script and copyright line\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFibre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Being confirmed against our archive records\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribed as new, kept in storage at home.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLight fold lines from storage are possible.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery photograph is part of the description.\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\u003eDescribed as the prize issue made for the 2012 broadcast; the woven signature and copyright line appear in the photographs. Its history is the present keeper's account and has not been verified by the Desk, whose curators check every detail in Japan before dispatch. Store flat and dry, away from direct sunlight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe piece is packed by hand in Japan, flat between protective boards. 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 \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. 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