{"product_id":"hiroyuki-matsuura-the-apple-screenprint-edition-of-136-signed-and-numbered-framed-95-5-x-70-cm-3197","title":"Hiroyuki Matsuura The Apple Screenprint, Edition of 136, Signed and Numbered, Framed 95.5 × 70 cm","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eThe Apple by Hiroyuki Matsuura: a boy with ash-grey hair bites a black apple against a flat red ground, the image that appeared on the cover of Art Collectors in August 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne blue eye is fixed on the viewer over his hand. The words of the title run across his shirt. Matsuura's line is that of character design sharpened into painting: hard edges, graded greys and no wasted mark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe visible sheet measures about 77.5 by 52.2 cm. The white frame is 95.5 by 70 by 3 cm, with acrylic glazing; the reverse is green-painted timber with a plywood back and a hanging wire. The lower margin is numbered from an edition of 136 and signed and dated 2020. No certificate was issued for this edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHiroyuki Matsuura\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatsuura came to painting from graphic and character design. His figures have the hard edges of character work, carried into print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hiroyuki Matsuura\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Apple\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Screenprint on paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Signed and dated 2020 in the lower margin, and numbered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSheet:\u003c\/strong\u003e About 77.5 × 52.2 cm visible (30.5 × 20.6 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrame:\u003c\/strong\u003e 95.5 × 70 × 3 cm (37.6 × 27.6 in), white moulding, acrylic glazed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSizes are measured by hand; please allow a small margin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnused, and not hung.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpecks of dust lie inside the glazing and on the sheet near the number, the hair, the eyelid, the cheek, the hand and the arm, as the close photographs show.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eA (new, with notes)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Japanese scale; see \u003ca href=\"\/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\u003eA signed and numbered screenprint from the edition of 136. Keep it out of damp, heat and strong light. Examined and photographed in Japan before dispatch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFramed and large works travel flat or in their frame inside a rigid carton, never rolled in a tube. Because of the size, the carriage charge is quoted and agreed with you before purchase; please write to the Desk for a figure. 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=\"\/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.\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 particular artist, image or edition? Our Hunting Salon™ locates it across Japan's private collector circles, then inspects, documents and delivers it to you. \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/hunting-salon%E2%84%A2\"\u003eBegin a Hunting Salon™ request\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hiroyuki Matsuura","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54487996858661,"sku":"JP-CL-D1211333197","price":1315.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/8829\/6229\/files\/d1211333197-01.jpg?v=1794741234","url":"https:\/\/japonista.com\/products\/hiroyuki-matsuura-the-apple-screenprint-edition-of-136-signed-and-numbered-framed-95-5-x-70-cm-3197","provider":"Japonista","version":"1.0","type":"link"}