{"product_id":"shigeki-matsuyama-portrait-of-dazzle-30-acrylic-canvas-2021","title":"Shigeki Matsuyama Portrait of Dazzle #30, Acrylic on Canvas, 2021, Offered as Original with Certificate","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eTwo finely drawn grey eyes look out from a head wrapped entirely in rippling black and white stripes, set against a flat sage green ground: Portrait of dazzle #30 by Shigeki Matsuyama, offered as an original acrylic on canvas of 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe figure is reduced to a silhouette of head and shoulders, covered by broad bands that swell and fold like a current of water. Only the eyes are rendered naturalistically, in soft greys with every lash picked out, so that a living gaze surfaces through the pattern. The paint is laid perfectly flat, with no visible brushwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatsuyama's long-running series takes its name from dazzle camouflage, the bold livery painted on warships a century ago to confuse the eye. He turns that idea on the portrait, asking how a person presents and conceals themselves at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Shigeki Matsuyama\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Portrait of dazzle #30\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2021\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Acrylic on canvas, as stated on the certificate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Offered as an original, unique work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInscription:\u003c\/strong\u003e Titled in pen on the reverse, with a signature as it appears\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCanvas size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80.3 x 65.2 cm (31.6 x 25.7 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrame:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unframed, on its wooden stretcher with hanging cord\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDocumentation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Certificate of Originality, included\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAccessories:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fitted slip box and yellow cloth bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Near unused; see below\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClose to unused; the surface appears clean and even.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery photograph is part of the description.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eA (excellent, near unused)\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\u003ePresented as an original painting on the strength of the description, photographs and certificate. The Desk makes no independent attribution; please confirm with your own adviser. Hang away from direct sun and damp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis canvas travels on its stretcher inside its fitted box, never rolled. Carriage is evaluated by EMS, then FedEx, then air freight, and the shipping charge is quoted and agreed with you before purchase.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eImport 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. 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