LOT 128
HIRAGA Key
Winter Fireworks II
Details
1985
Acrylic, watercolor, pencil, collage on Japanese paper
Signed, dated and stamped, Signed, titled, dated and stamped on the reverse
38.6 × 45.1 cm
Framed
Estimate¥200,000 - 300,000
Provenance: Toho Gallery, Tokyo
Exhibited: 11-30 May, 1987 "Hiraga key: New works" Toho Gallery, Tokyo
Literature: "Hiraga key: New works" Toho Gallery, Tokyo, 1987, cover page
Condition: Generally in good condition. There are a few holes on the lower side which appeared at the moment of the artwork's creation. The adhesive coating that was spread between two layers of the painting has slightly changed its color. There are also a few areas with dot-shaped fox marks on the artwork's surface. There is roughly 5 cm mark of soiling on the lower part of the left side. The cellophane tapes, affixed to the reverse side, have changed their color and have stain.