Shinkichi Tajiri

Acquired by Alexander Orlow for the Peter Stuyvesant Collection in 1965

Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Tajiri/beelden 1960-1967, 1967, no. 45, illustrated
Maastricht, Stichting Cultureel Centrum in Dominicanenkerk, Het Museum in de Fabriek, Peter Stuyvesant Collectie, 1968
Paris, Musée des Arts décoratifs, Pour l'Art et la Recherche: Entreprises et Fondations d'Europe, 1968-1969
Basel, Kunsthalle, Karel Appel, Lucebert, Tajiri, 1969
Heerlen, Raadhuis, Shinkichi Tajiri, 1970, no. 78
Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans-Van Beuningen; Maastricht, Bonnefantenmuseum, Tajiri, 1974, no. 74
Tilburg, Kultureel Centrum, Peter Stuyvesant Collectie, 1979
Venlo, Museum Van Bommel-Van Dam, Shinkichi Tajiri, 1993
Scheveningen, Museum Beelden aan Zee, Beelden van Bedrijven, 1994-1995, illustrated
Amstelveen, Cobra Museum, Zen in the Fifties, 1997
Bremen, Gerhard-Marcks-Haus, Tajiri - Bildhauerei gegen die Langeweile, 2001, pp. 30, 37& 39, illustrated

Harry Abrams, Hans Jaffé, et al., Adventure in Art, An International Group of Art Collections in Industrial Environments, Milan & Amsterdam 1970, pp. 109-110, illustrated
Shinkichi Tajiri, Autobiographical Notations, Words & Images, Eindhoven 1993, p. 108, illustrated

Colours: The colours in the catalogue are fairly accurate to the original work. Condition: This work is in good condition. There are several small spots of oxidation only to the metal plate with wholes (as can be seen in the catalogue) Some minor scratches to the back of the sculpture.
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