Lot 543
  • 543

YAMAGUCHI TAKEO | Tatami - Stack

Estimate
600,000 - 800,000 HKD
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Description

  • Takeo Yamaguchi
  • Tatami - Stack
  • oil on board
  • 91.3 by 90.8 cm; 36 by 35¾ in.
signed, titled and dated 1975 in Japanese on a label affixed to the reverse

Provenance

Athenes Gallery, Tokyo
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Exhibited

Tokyo, Minami Gallery, Solo exhibition, 1975
Osaka, Gallery Kasahara, Solo exhibition, 1976 
Tokyo, Athenes Gallery, 1983

Literature

Takeo Yamaguchi, Kodansha, Tokyo, Japan, 1981, no. 421

Condition

This work is in good condition. There is light wear to the corners. Upon close inspection, there are spots of faint yellowing and hairline craquelures throughout, inherent to the age of the work and artist’s execution method. There is a minor surface irregularity to the upper left corner. No evidence of restoration when examined under ultraviolet light.
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