ID 1230214
Lot 123 | SHIRO KURAMATA (1934-1991)
Estimate value
$ 30 000 – 50 000
'Cabinet de Curiosité', Model No. 578, designed 1989
produced by Ishimaru Company Ltd., Tokyo
colored and clear Perspex acrylic
74 ¾ x 18 1/8 x 18 1/8 in. (190 x 46 x 46 cm)
Provenance
Friedman Benda, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2018
Literature
Shiro Kuramata 1934-1991, exh. cat., Hara Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, 1996, pp. 67 and 69, no. 23; 192, no. 3
D. Sudjic, Shiro Kuramata: Essays & Writings, London, 2013, pp. 76, 99
D. Sudjic, Shiro Kuramata: Catalogue of Works, London, 2013, pp. 235, 369
Further details
This model can be found in the permanent collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (acc. no. ES.079a, b); the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (acc. no. W.25:1 to 3-2010); the High Museum of Art, Atlanta (2010.222); The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (obj. no. 2014.210.A,.B).
Christie's would like to thank Kuramata Design Office for her assistance with the authentication and cataloguing of this lot.
| Artist: | Shiro Kuramata (1934 - 1991) |
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| Applied technique: | Acrylic, Painted |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Place of origin: | Eastern Asia, Japan, Asia |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Cupboards |
| Artist: | Shiro Kuramata (1934 - 1991) |
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| Applied technique: | Acrylic, Painted |
| Art style: | Modern art |
| Place of origin: | Eastern Asia, Japan, Asia |
| Auction house category: | Furniture and Lamps, Cupboards |
| Address of auction |
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