Yoshitomo Nara Hand Searching 2017 Wood Figure, Limited Edition, with Certificate and Original Box
Yoshitomo Nara Hand Searching 2017 Wood Figure, Limited Edition, with Certificate and Original Box
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Reaching Into the Dark
Nara turns a single drawn gesture into an object you can stand on a shelf. The outstretched arm is the whole story: a child feeling for something just out of reach. The grained hair and matte turquoise give the figure a warmth that a printed image cannot.
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Condition notes
Described as close to unused, displayed only a few times. Paint, base and box appear clean. Certificate disc, medallion, gloves and bag present.
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A small girl in a turquoise dress stands on a round green mound, one arm stretched out and slightly bent, as if feeling her way through the dark: Yoshitomo Nara's Hand Searching, a sculpted edition dated 2017.
The Piece
The figure is described as worked in wood, and the hair shows a natural grain that reads like brushed strands, falling into a heavy fringe above two great green eyes drawn with Nara's familiar cross-hatched irises. The mouth is a single red line, neither smile nor frown, and the outstretched hand gives the whole figure a quiet sense of purpose. The dress is painted a soft turquoise with a matte, hand-finished surface, and the girl stands on a rounded base in green and terracotta.
The box carries the drawing that inspired the sculpture, the same girl ankle-deep in water with her hand held out, printed in pale blue beside the title. The set is offered with a round certificate disc embossed Hand Searching, bearing a printed signature and the 2017 copyright line, together with an embossed medallion, a pair of white cotton gloves and a cotton storage bag.
Details
- Artist: Yoshitomo Nara
- Title: Hand Searching
- Year: 2017, as dated on the certificate
- Medium: Sculpted figure, described as wood with a natural grain to the hair, painted finish
- Edition: Offered as a limited edition figure
- Documentation: Embossed certificate disc with printed signature
- Accessories: Embossed medallion, white cotton gloves, cotton bag
- Packaging: Original printed box with fitted foam interior
- Height: being confirmed against our archive records; please write to the Desk
Any measurement the Desk provides is taken by hand; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 cm (0.4 in).
Condition
- Described as close to unused: unboxed and displayed only a few times, with very little sign of handling.
- Paint, base and box appear clean in the photographs.
- Every photograph is part of the description.
Condition grade A (excellent) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Offered as an authorised edition by Yoshitomo Nara, with the certificate disc and packaging shown. Checked and photographed in Japan before dispatch. Handle with the gloves provided, keep away from direct sun and damp, and dust with a soft dry brush.
Delivery from Japan
Packed by hand in its original box inside a padded carton and shipped 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.
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