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Takashi Murakami

Japanese · b. 1962 · Painter, Sculptor

Takashi Murakami is a Japanese contemporary artist. He works in fine arts as well as commercial media and is known for blurring the line between high and low arts. His work… (Wikipedia)

$6,080,000≈ £4,346,583≈ €5,087,440Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumRed Demon and Blue Demon with 48 ArhatsPhillips1,399lots offered2007–2026years recorded92%sold (1,270)$2.8kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Red Demon and Blue Demon with 48 Arhats by Takashi Murakami, 2013, acrylic, gold and platinum leaf on canvas mounted on board, in 5 parts, sold Jun 2021Red Demon and Blue Demon with 48 ArhatsPhillips · $6,080,000≈ £4,346,583≈ €5,087,440Sign up to see
  2. Flower Parent and Child by Takashi Murakami, 2018-2020, gold leaf on bronze, sold Mar 2023Flower Parent and ChildPhillips · HK$14,002,000≈ $1,783,715≈ £1,444,654≈ €1,638,540Sign up to see
  3. MPGMP, 1960->2012 by Takashi Murakami, 2012, acrylic on canvas, sold May 2018MPGMP, 1960->2012Phillips · HK$7,300,000≈ $930,531≈ £698,964≈ €799,151Sign up to see

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  1. Flowerball (3D) From the Realm of the Dead by Takashi Murakami, 2010, Offset lithograph, sold Dec 2011
    Flowerball (3D) From the Realm of the Dead, 2010
    Lithograph
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 472
    $1,375≈ £880≈ €1,027Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  2. Open Your Hands Wide by Takashi Murakami, 2010, Offset lithograph, sold Dec 2011
    Open Your Hands Wide, 2010
    Lithograph
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 473
    $2,500≈ £1,600≈ €1,868Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  3. Flowers in Heaven by Takashi Murakami, 2010, Offset lithograph, sold Dec 2011
    Flowers in Heaven, 2010
    Lithograph
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 474
    $1,063≈ £680≈ €794Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  4. Kansei: Abstraction; Like the River's Flow (a set of 2) by Takashi Murakami, 2010, Offset lithograph, sold Dec 2011
    Kansei: Abstraction; Like the River's Flow (a set of 2), 2010
    Lithograph
    Ravenel · · Lot 161
    NT$108,000≈ $3,581≈ £2,289≈ €2,651Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$50,000–100,000View at Ravenel ↗
  5. Flowerball-Red-3D-The-Magic-Flute / Flower Ball 3D (a set of 2) by Takashi Murakami, 2008 ; 2009, Offset lithograph, sold Dec 2011
    Flowerball-Red-3D-The-Magic-Flute / Flower Ball 3D (a set of 2), 2008 ; 2009
    Lithograph
    70 cm (diameter) (x2)
    Ravenel · · Lot 162
    NT$48,000≈ $1,592≈ £1,017≈ €1,178Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$50,000–100,000View at Ravenel ↗
  6. Kansei: Korin Gold; Korin Red Stream (a set of 2) by Takashi Murakami, 2007 ; 2009, Offset lithograph, sold Dec 2011
    Kansei: Korin Gold; Korin Red Stream (a set of 2), 2007 ; 2009
    Lithograph
    70 cm (diameter) (x2)
    Ravenel · · Lot 163
    NT$78,000≈ $2,586≈ £1,653≈ €1,914Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$50,000–100,000View at Ravenel ↗
  7. Open Your Hand (top left); Purple Flower Bouquet (top right); Poporoke Forest (lower left); KaiKai KiKi and Me (lower right) (a set of 4) by Takashi Murakami, 2010 ; 2011, Offset lithograph, sold Dec 2011
    Open Your Hand (top left); Purple Flower Bouquet (top right); Poporoke Forest (lower left); KaiKai KiKi and Me (lower right) (a set of 4), 2010 ; 2011
    Lithograph
    86 x 67 cm (top-left)<br />70 cm (diameter) (top-right)<br />75.5 x 91.5 cm (lower-left)<br />67 x 67 cm (lower-right)
    Ravenel · · Lot 165
    NT$204,000≈ $6,765≈ £4,324≈ €5,007Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$100,000–200,000View at Ravenel ↗
  8. Inochi Doll: Victor, David, Bob by Takashi Murakami, 2009, ABS and NP-PVC, iron plate, cotton and polyester, edition no. 95/200, 25/200, 92/200, sold Dec 2011
    Inochi Doll: Victor, David, Bob, 2009
    ABS and NP-PVC, iron plate, cotton and polyester, edition no. 95/200, 25/200, 92/200 · ed. 95/200
    15(L) x 12(W) x 40(H) cm (x3)
    Ravenel · · Lot 252
    NT$288,000≈ $9,550≈ £6,105≈ €7,068Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. NT$240,000–400,000View at Ravenel ↗
  9. Smiling Flowers; Such Cute Flowers (a set of 2) by Takashi Murakami, 2010-2011, Offset lithograph, edition no. 137/300 & no. 179/300, sold Nov 2011
    Smiling Flowers; Such Cute Flowers (a set of 2), 2010-2011
    Lithograph · ed. 137/300
    50 x 50 cm (x2)
    Ravenel · · Lot 100
    HK$28,800≈ $3,695≈ £2,376≈ €2,768Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. HK$9,000–15,000View at Ravenel ↗
  10. Kansei: Korin Red Stream; Like the River's Flow (a set of 2) by Takashi Murakami, 2009-2010, Offset lithograph, edition no. 169/300 & no. 167/300, sold Nov 2011
    Kansei: Korin Red Stream; Like the River's Flow (a set of 2), 2009-2010
    Lithograph · ed. 169/300
    Ravenel · · Lot 99
    HK$60,000≈ $7,698≈ £4,950≈ €5,767Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. HK$14,000–22,000View at Ravenel ↗
Also offered, result not published (12)

Lots by Takashi Murakami that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

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Takashi Murakami signature

757 catalogued lots by Takashi Murakami record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (66% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

  • lower right77
  • on the reverse29
  • on the stretcher4
  • in the margin3
  • along the bottom2
  • lower centre2

Form

  • signed651
  • signed and dated75
  • initialled26
  • monogrammed2
  • with seals2
  • signed in pencil1

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About Takashi Murakami

Takashi Murakami is a Japanese contemporary artist. He works in fine arts as well as commercial media and is known for blurring the line between high and low arts. His work draws from the aesthetic characteristics of the Japanese artistic tradition and the nature of postwar Japanese culture. He has designed covers for several hip hop albums, namely Kanye West's Graduation (2007), Future's eponymous fifth studio album (2017), West and Kid Cudi's Kids See Ghosts (2018), and Juice Wrld's posthumous The Party Never Ends (2024).

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