LOT 171
AKASEGAWA Genpei
Paper Model 1,000-Yen Note
Details
1971
Molded paper, print sample collar patches with envelope
Signed, and dated with finger stamp
S. 33.4 × 26.5 cm (13⅛ × 10⅜ in.) Print sample: 7.4 × 16.1 cm (2⅞ × 6⅜ in.) Envelope: 40.5 × 28.5 cm (16 × 11¼ in.)
Estimate¥300,000 - 500,000
Literature: "The principles of art" by Akasegawa Genpei : from the 1960s to the present" Chiba City Museum of Art, etc., 2014, P.203, featuring same type works
Condition: There are very minor dot-shaped stain marks and discoloration around dent part. There is crease mark in lower right corner and minor tear around upper right corner of envelope. This work is one of those paid as repayment for Sakura Gaho employees who helped edit "Sakura Gaho Permanent Preservation Edition" by Tetsuo Matsuda, Shinbo Minami and others.