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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 ArhatsPhillips1,398lots offered2007–2026years recorded92%sold (1,269)$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. So Much Fun, Under the Blue Sky by Takashi Murakami, 2021, Screenprint in colours, on wove paper, with full margins, sold Jun 2025
    So Much Fun, Under the Blue Sky, 2021
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 46/100
    I. 50 x 50 cm (19 5/8 x 19 5/8 in.) S. 60 x 60 cm (23 5/8 x 23 5/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 304
    £2,032≈ $2,757≈ €2,414Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
  2. Open Your Hands Wide, Embrace Happiness!; and My Sincerity To You by Takashi Murakami, 2010; and 2023, Two offset lithographs in colours, on smooth wove paper, the full sheets, sold Jun 2025
    Open Your Hands Wide, Embrace Happiness!; and My Sincerity To You, 2010; and 2023
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 120/300
    Open Your Hands Wide S. 68 x 68 cm (26 3/4 x 26 3/4 in.) My Sincerity To You S. 71 cm (27 7/8 in.) diameter
    Phillips · · Lot 305
    £3,302≈ $4,480≈ €3,922Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,500–2,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Champagne Supernova: Multicolor + Pink and White Stripes; and The Nether World by Takashi Murakami, 2013; and 2018, Two offset lithographs in colours, on smooth wove paper, the full sheets, sold Jun 2025
    Champagne Supernova: Multicolor + Pink and White Stripes; and The Nether World, 2013; and 2018
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 125/300
    Champagne Supernova S. 73.9 x 53.1 cm (29 1/8 x 20 7/8 in.) The Nether World S. 60 x 60 cm (23 5/8 x 23 5/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 306
    £4,064≈ $5,514≈ €4,827Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,500–2,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Kōrin: Courtly Elegance; and Kōrin: Kyoto by Takashi Murakami, 2016, Two offset lithographs in colours with cold stamp and high gloss varnish, on smooth wove paper, the full sheets, sold Jun 2025
    Kōrin: Courtly Elegance; and Kōrin: Kyoto, 2016
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 133/300
    both S. 76.4 x 72 cm (30 1/8 x 28 3/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 307
    £2,794≈ $3,791≈ €3,319Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,200–1,800View at Phillips ↗
  5. Hold Me Tight; and Thinking Matter (Red) by Takashi Murakami, 2016, Two offset lithographs in colours, on smooth wove paper, the full sheets, sold Jun 2025
    Hold Me Tight; and Thinking Matter (Red), 2016
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 90/300
    both S. 71 cm (27 7/8 in.) diameter
    Phillips · · Lot 308
    £4,445≈ $6,031≈ €5,280Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,500–2,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. DOB totem pole; and And then, and then and then and then and then / Cream by Takashi Murakami, 2000; and 2006, Two offset lithographs in colours, on wove paper, the full sheets, sold Jun 2025
    DOB totem pole; and And then, and then and then and then and then / Cream, 2000; and 2006
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 127/300
    both S. 50 x 50 cm (19 5/8 x 19 5/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 309
    £1,397≈ $1,895≈ €1,659Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
  7. And then and then and then and then and then (Pink) by Takashi Murakami, 1999, offset lithograph in colors, sold Jun 2025
    And then and then and then and then and then (Pink), 1999
    Lithograph
    26¼ h x 26¼ w in (67 x 67 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 316
    $1,080≈ £796≈ €945Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  8. And then and then and then and then (Blue) by Takashi Murakami, 1999, offset lithograph in colors, sold Jun 2025
    And then and then and then and then (Blue), 1999
    Lithograph
    26¼ h x 26¼ w in (67 x 67 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 317
    $1,207≈ £890≈ €1,057Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  9. Melting DOB D by Takashi Murakami, 2001, offset lithograph in colors, sold Jun 2025
    Melting DOB D, 2001
    Lithograph
    26½ h x 26½ w in (67 x 67 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 319
    $1,056≈ £778≈ €924Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  10. Korin’s Flowers and Abstract Imagery by Takashi Murakami, 2023-24, offset lithograph in colors, sold Jun 2025
    Korin’s Flowers and Abstract Imagery, 2023-24
    Lithograph
    28 dia in (71 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 320
    $2,032≈ £1,498≈ €1,779Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Rago Auctions ↗
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Takashi Murakami signature

756 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 dated74
  • 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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