Sori Yanagi - Design New York Thursday, June 12, 2008 | Phillips

Create your first list.

Select an existing list or create a new list to share and manage lots you follow.

  • Literature

    Kathryn Heisinger and George Marcus, Design since 1945, exh. cat., Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1983, pl. 16, pp. 52 and 137; Kathryn B. Hiesinger and Felice Fischer, Japanese Design: A Survey Since 1950, Philadelphia and New York, 1995, p. 64, fig. 27; Charlotte and Peter Fiell, 1000 Chairs, Cologne, 1997, p. 327

7

Early “Butterfly” stool

1960s
Molded rosewood-veneered plywood, brass.
14 7/8 x 16 1/2 x 12 in. (37.8 x 41.9 x 30.5 cm)
Manufactured by Tendo Mokko, Japan.  Underside signed in pen “52” twice.

Estimate
$3,000 - 5,000 

Sold for $3,125

Design

12 June 2008, 2pm
New York