Keiichi Tanaami “Kyozo Sochi” (Mirror Image Device) Limited Edition Print, Edition of 200
Keiichi Tanaami “Kyozo Sochi” (Mirror Image Device) Limited Edition Print, Edition of 200
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“Kyozo Sochi” (Mirror Image Device) by Keiichi Tanaami, the godfather of Japanese psychedelic pop: a limited-edition print in an edition of 200, complete with its presentation box.
The Piece
Keiichi Tanaami (1936–2024) was a founding figure of Japanese pop art: a Tokyo graphic designer who brought psychedelic collage, animation and comic-book colour into fine art from the 1960s, and the first art director of the Japanese edition of Playboy. His imagery of goldfish, pine trees, searchlights and hybrid creatures grew from childhood memories of wartime Tokyo, and his late career brought major museum shows and a run of celebrated fashion collaborations.
This composition is pure late Tanaami: red and white rays burst behind a crowded field of mirrored figures, chrome spheres, flowers, pine branches and grinning creatures, all set in a symmetry that gives the work its title. The colour is pitched at full saturation, and the eye never finds a place to rest.
Since his death in 2024 his editions have become steadily harder to find, and an edition of 200 is a small number for an artist of his reach.
Details
- Artist: Keiichi Tanaami
- Title: Kyozo Sochi (Mirror Image Device)
- Medium: Limited-edition print
- Edition: 200
- Box: Presentation box included
Condition
- Very good; no notable damage to the sheet.
- Rolled for storage in its box.
Condition grade A (excellent, light signs of use) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
A limited-edition print of Keiichi Tanaami’s work in an edition of 200. Keep the print flat or framed behind UV-filtering glazing, away from direct sunlight and damp, and handle it by the margins with clean, dry hands.
Delivery from Japan
The print travels rolled in its own presentation box inside a rigid outer carton. It ships from Tokyo, insured and tracked, by EMS or an equivalent express service; import duties, where due, are payable on arrival. Please ask anything before you buy, and see our published policy.
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