Yayoi Kusama Uchu Teapot, Limited to 500, Porcelain with Faces, Red Dots and Gold Ground, Boxed
Yayoi Kusama Uchu Teapot, Limited to 500, Porcelain with Faces, Red Dots and Gold Ground, Boxed
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A Universe in a Teapot
The profile faces recall the line drawings of her later years. Wrapped around a teapot they turn a domestic object into a small crowd. Editions of her tableware in 500 are rarely seen boxed and unused.
Best for: Collectors of Kusama objects and artist tableware
Condition notes
Described as new, stored at home and never used.
Light marks to the box from storage may be present.
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A porcelain teapot by Yayoi Kusama titled Uchu, the Japanese word for universe or cosmos. It is described as one of an edition limited to 500, new and kept at home in its presentation box.
The Piece
The round body carries a band of faces drawn in black line on a gold ground, their lips and eyes touched with red. Above them a red zigzag border circles the shoulder, and the lid repeats the pattern around a ring of red ovals, finished with a red knop.
Spout and handle are white, the spout scattered with red dots. Seen from above, the lid and shoulder form a red and white star. The pot rests in a black fitted tray inside a red cloth-covered box, its lid printed in gold and tied with a gilt cord.
Details
- Artist: Yayoi Kusama
- Work: Uchu (Universe) teapot
- Edition: Limited to 500, as described
- Material: Porcelain with gold and red decoration
- Size: Being confirmed against our archive records
- Year: Being confirmed against our archive records
- Colour: Gold, red, white and black
- Box: Red presentation box with fitted tray
Condition
- Described as new, stored at home and never used.
- Light marks to the box from storage may be present.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade S (unused, as new) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Described as an example of the limited edition, kept new by its owner. No edition number or certificate is shown. The Desk has not handled the work and makes no claim beyond what is described and shown. Wash by hand, and keep away from the dishwasher and microwave.
Delivery from Japan
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