Takashi Murakami Jellyfish Eyes Black 2, 2011 Offset Print with Silver, Edition of 300, Offered as Signed
Takashi Murakami Jellyfish Eyes Black 2, 2011 Offset Print with Silver, Edition of 300, Offered as Signed
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Eyes After Dark
Murakami's jellyfish eyes float like plankton, sweet and faintly unnerving at once. On black they glow, and the silver ink makes the rims flicker as you pass.
Best for: Murakami collectors building a run of Jellyfish Eyes sheets, or a first signed Superflat edition
Condition notes
Described as new, kept flat as a loose sheet and never framed. Not yet examined in hand.
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A single square sheet from Takashi Murakami's Jellyfish Eyes series, Black 2 of 2011: a four-colour offset print with an added silver ink, 50 x 50 cm, from an edition of 300 and offered as signed.
The Piece
Jellyfish Eyes is one of Murakami's oldest motifs: round, lashed eyes in every colour, drifting like plankton across the field. On the black ground of this sheet they turn nocturnal. Large rings in magenta, cobalt and acid yellow hang beside small, staring pupils, and soft grey tendrils link several of them into chains.
The silver ink, laid as a fifth colour, catches the light across rims and lashes. Collectors often gather the numbered black and white sheets as a series, yet one square holds a wall alone. The page states it was bought from Kaikai Kiki and kept as a loose sheet, never framed.
Details
- Artist: Takashi Murakami
- Title: Jellyfish Eyes, Black 2
- Year: 2011
- Medium: Four-colour offset print with an added silver ink
- Edition: 300 (as stated)
- Signature: Offered as signed
- Sheet size: 50 x 50 cm (19.7 x 19.7 in)
- Framing: Unframed loose sheet
- Publisher: Kaikai Kiki, as described
- Condition: Described as new
Condition
- Described as new, stored flat as a loose sheet and never framed.
- The image shown is a catalogue image of the work; the Desk has not yet handled the sheet, and a closer photograph of the signature can be requested.
Condition grade S (unused, as new) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Offered as signed and from an edition of 300, as the page states; we present that claim as it is given and do not assert it as our own finding. Frame with acid-free mounts behind UV-filtering glazing, away from direct sunlight and damp.
Delivery from Japan
The sheet travels flat, never rolled, in the rigid packing in which it was first delivered, insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. 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 published policy.
Considered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. See more from Takashi Murakami and Kaikai Kiki, or read our guide to collecting Murakami.
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