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Takashi Murakami — Maiko of Kyoto, Cherry Blossoms on Blue
Takashi Murakami

Maiko of Kyoto, Cherry Blossoms on Blue

This 2024 offset lithograph by Takashi Murakami presents a vibrant composition featuring a maiko figure set against a striking blue background adorned with cherry blossoms, rendered in the artist's characteristic pop sensibility that bridges traditional Japanese aesthetics with contemporary visual culture. Printed on foil coated paper in an edition of 300, the work exemplifies Murakami's distinctive approach to combining classical Japanese imagery with bold chromatic contrasts and commercial printing techniques. The modest square format of 500 x 500mm makes this piece an accessible entry point into the artist's prolific practice of merging high and low cultural references.

Medium
Offset lithograph printed in colours on foil coated paper, 2024, signed and dated in black ink, numbered from the edition of 300, published by the artist and Kaikai Kiki Co. Ltd., Tokyo, on wove paper, sheet 500 x 500mm (19 5/8 x 19 5/8in) (unframed), Condition, Related Lots, BACK TO AUCTION CATALOGUE, William Kentridge (b.1955)  General, Estimate: £3,000 - 5,000, Takashi Murakami (b.1962) Korin and Warhol, Estimate: £600 - 800, Thomas Ruff (b.1958)  Sterne: 1h 55m/–30º, Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000

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Prints & Works on Paper 1500-2026

March 31, 2026

Lot 91

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Takashi Murakami, Maiko of Kyoto, Cherry Blossoms on Blue

This 2024 offset lithograph by Takashi Murakami presents a vibrant composition featuring a maiko figure set against a striking blue background adorned with cherry blossoms, rendered in the artist's characteristic pop sensibility that bridges traditional Japanese aesthetics with contemporary visual culture. Printed on foil coated paper in an edition of 300, the work exemplifies Murakami's distinctive approach to combining classical Japanese imagery with bold chromatic contrasts and commercial printing techniques. The modest square format of 500 x 500mm makes this piece an accessible entry point into the artist's prolific practice of merging high and low cultural references.

Medium
Offset lithograph printed in colours on foil coated paper, 2024, signed and dated in black ink, numbered from the edition of 300, published by the artist and Kaikai Kiki Co. Ltd., Tokyo, on wove paper, sheet 500 x 500mm (19 5/8 x 19 5/8in) (unframed), Condition, Related Lots, BACK TO AUCTION CATALOGUE, William Kentridge (b.1955)  General, Estimate: £3,000 - 5,000, Takashi Murakami (b.1962) Korin and Warhol, Estimate: £600 - 800, Thomas Ruff (b.1958)  Sterne: 1h 55m/–30º, Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000
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Forum Auctions, London, UK

Related themes

Cherry blossom motif, Cultural Portraiture, Mixed Media, Japanese Artist, Neo-Pop, Whimsical Aesthetic, Maiko subject, Contemporary (21st century), Blue Palette, Digital Illustration

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Alex Capecelatro, Hamilton Selway Gallery