Provenance
Private Collection, Japan
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
Noriko Miyamura and Shinko Suzuki, eds., Yoshitomo Nara: The Complete Works Volume 1: Paintings, Sculptures, Editions, Photographs 1984-2010, Tokyo, 2011, no. E-1999-001, pp. 308, 401 (illustrated)

25

Yoshitomo Nara

Slash with a Knife from the series In the Floating World

signed and numbered 'Nara [in Japanese] 32/50' lower right; dated '99' lower left
reworked woodcut, colour Xerox on paper
work 41.5 x 29.5 cm. (16 3/8 x 11 5/8 in.)
frame 57.5 x 46.5 cm. (22 5/8 x 18 1/4 in.)
Executed in 1999, this work is number 32 from an edition of 50 plus 10 artist's proofs.

Estimate
HK$42,000 - 55,000
€5,000-6,500
$5,400-7,100

Sold for HK$56,700

Contact Specialist

Hin Hin Wong
Associate Specialist, 20th Century & Contemporary Art, Hong Kong
+852 2318 2013
hinhinwong@phillips.com

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Estimate HK$200,000 - 400,000
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Matías Sánchez
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Peter McDonald
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Edgar Plans
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Edgar Plans
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6
Edgar Plans
Untitled
Estimate HK$50,000 - 70,000
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7
Mr Doodle
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8
Mayuka Yamamoto
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Mr Doodle
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10
Roby Dwi Antono
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Roby Dwi Antono
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Estimate HK$80,000 - 120,000
12
BLIC
Cycling
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13
Nikki
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14
Peter McDonald
Untitled
Estimate HK$30,000 - 50,000
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15
Thierry Noir
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Estimate HK$40,000 - 60,000
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Takeru Amano
Venus
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18
Heesoo Kim
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19
Adam Handler
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Estimate HK$50,000 - 70,000
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20No Reserve
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Paragon
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21
Eddie Kang
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Estimate HK$25,000 - 45,000
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22
Javier Calleja
Do Not Touch
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Maxwell Mcmaster
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Jraemon No. 1
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25
Yoshitomo Nara
Slash with a Knife from the series In the Floating World
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26No Reserve
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Damien Hirst
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Andy Warhol
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29No Reserve
Chen Qiang
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KYNE
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Susumu Kamijo
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Chen Qiang
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Mayuka Yamamoto
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Yang Shaobin
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35
This lot is no longer available.
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Jumaldi Alfi
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37
Allison Zuckerman
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38
Allison Zuckerman
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39No Reserve
Zhao Nengzhi
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40
Liu Ye
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41
Liu Ye
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AYA TAKANO
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44
AYA TAKANO
Untitled
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45
AYA TAKANO
Untitled
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46
Mai Trung Thứ
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47
Mai Trung Thứ
Woman with Mirror
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48
Mai Trung Thứ
Woman with Two Children
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49
Mai Trung Thứ
Woman with Rose
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50
Mai Trung Thứ
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51
Mai Trung Thứ
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52
Mai Trung Thứ
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25

Yoshitomo Nara

Slash with a Knife from the series In the Floating World

Faces Places: Online Auction