[misterx]

Forgot to take a pic, and its been dropped at the framers yesterday,but my wife noticed amongst the merriment of all the smiling flowers theres one, small insignificant flower that is crying.

Is this a trait in TM's Flower-work?

Do others have a crying flower hidden amongst the meadow of happiness?
Told my wife I'd ask the Mob...have now done so!

[joglu]

it looks like they are all happy on my print

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[Papa Rocks 64]

Apr 12, 2012 20:08:12 GMT 1 joglu said:

it looks like they are all happy on my print

Not sure on the sad flower but have a question for most of the Murakami buyers on here: do any of you order directly via Kaikai in Japan with a connection/buyer there or all from dealers/second hand?

Anyone at all with experience purchasing directly from Kaikai, either in Japan or US?

Thanks much!

[oddkabob]

Apr 12, 2012 20:08:12 GMT 1 joglu said:

it looks like they are all happy on my print

Who did the framing on this? Looks great.

Also, if anyone else can recommend other places-framers that make round frames in the U.S. would be appreciated.

[Rsyok]

Mister X I have a non smiling flower on kaikai kiki news so maybe a little theme..



Joglu if you could please pm me your framer if in the uk ?

Papa rocks kaikai kiki run the gallery print outlet hidari zingaro prints only in person in japan sent to japanese addresses. Thats were the ebay sellers get the stock.

[joglu]

The framing job was done by my local framer here in luxembourg; he custom ordered the frame from a woodturner in france and then finished the job. It was very expensive but it looks amazing imo

[plush]

yeah, I've been looking and it seems that is my only way to go. I have found some UK galleries, but they want more.

[oddkabob]

Apr 12, 2012 21:35:37 GMT 1 joglu said:

The framing job was done by my local framer here in luxembourg; he custom ordered the frame from a woodturner in france and then finished the job. It was very expensive but it looks amazing imo

Looks fantastic, well worth the cost.
If anyone in the U.S. can recommend a framer they've used that does round frames please let me know.

[misterx]

Apr 12, 2012 21:30:22 GMT 1 Rsyok said:

Mister X I have a non smiling flower on kaikai kiki news so maybe a little theme..


Hmmm, I see your nonplussed looking flower there on the right, however mine is actually crying with tears dripping...anyone else got a crying flower or offer up an explanation?

[oddkabob]

misterx can you post a pic of the image (a stock image perhaps)

[misterx]

hmm, not able to load the image, sorry, not sure why?
www.artvalue.com/auctionresult--murakami-takashi-1962-jpn-usa-flowers-from-the-village-of-po-2947062.htm

Heres a link....

[Deleted]

There is also a non-smiling flower on mine... Just below the green tooth of the scary DOB, a tiny white flower
3.bp.blogspot.com/-FOJXIchExBs/TxyOuKCX2aI/AAAAAAAAAIM/uz4nrBVJarM/s1600/takashi-murakami-prints-dob-me-and-double-dob.jpg

[Papa Rocks 64]

Apr 12, 2012 21:30:22 GMT 1 Rsyok said:

Mister X I have a non smiling flower on kaikai kiki news so maybe a little theme..





Papa rocks kaikai kiki run the gallery print outlet hidari zingaro prints only in person in japan sent to japanese addresses. Thats were the ebay sellers get the stock.

Thanks much for the info Rsyok, much appreciated!

Anyone else have a solid gallery/dealer then they like for the more current Murakami prints that they find "reasonable" and reputable? Really digging Murakami's Homage to IKB 1957 and would like to locate one of these charmers to bring home and it's fairly current.

Thanks good people!

[misterx]

Apr 13, 2012 7:12:32 GMT 1 @thebigboss said:

There is also a non-smiling flower on mine... Just below the green tooth of the scary DOB, a tiny white flower
3.bp.blogspot.com/-FOJXIchExBs/TxyOuKCX2aI/AAAAAAAAAIM/uz4nrBVJarM/s1600/takashi-murakami-prints-dob-me-and-double-dob.jpg

No biggie..but I have admired the Flower Prints for some time, yet only realised having bought one, that they are all smiling except one!
Thanks for posting guys...

[Pattycakes]

Apr 13, 2012 7:58:21 GMT 1 Papa Rocks 64 said:

Apr 12, 2012 21:30:22 GMT 1 Rsyok said:

Mister X I have a non smiling flower on kaikai kiki news so maybe a little theme..





Papa rocks kaikai kiki run the gallery print outlet hidari zingaro prints only in person in japan sent to japanese addresses. Thats were the ebay sellers get the stock.

Thanks much for the info Rsyok, much appreciated!

Anyone else have a solid gallery/dealer then they like for the more current Murakami prints that they find "reasonable" and reputable? Really digging Murakami's Homage to IKB 1957 and would like to locate one of these charmers to bring home and it's fairly current.

Thanks good people!

Call Sims Reed Gallery in London, they have excellent stock, at decent prices. Ask for Lyndsey

[sanchorockin78]

I am sure I have noticed sad or crying flowers on a few prints?, Flower2 and one of the Vapour trail editions..seems a definite theme, quite cool actually.
Not sure on competitive prices but these 2 are good for reference:
www.quancontemporary.co.uk, and giantrobot always has a few

[Papa Rocks 64]

Apr 13, 2012 8:47:28 GMT 1 Pattycakes said:

Apr 13, 2012 7:58:21 GMT 1 Papa Rocks 64 said:

Thanks much for the info Rsyok, much appreciated!

Anyone else have a solid gallery/dealer then they like for the more current Murakami prints that they find "reasonable" and reputable? Really digging Murakami's Homage to IKB 1957 and would like to locate one of these charmers to bring home and it's fairly current.

Thanks good people!

Call Sims Reed Gallery in London, they have excellent stock, at decent prices. Ask for Lyndsey

Thanks printguru, will give it a shot, thanks for the kind assist!
papa

[johnnyh]

I have a Kensei Gold round one. Think the same or similar with the square ones. They have the flowers with about 6 or 7 different expressions. Smiling, glum, crying, asleep, shock, sort of ohh, a grin. Worth having a look if interested as quite different to the norm when you look close. Not sure my descriptions are spot on but that's how I see them

[misterx]

Heres the little fella crying...


..and the framed product....white mat, white frame.

Very happy.

[johnnyh]

That looks great chap. Congrats. Lovely piece and your framing looks great as well. nice one

[misterx]

Thanks Johnny for your kindness and thanks also for taking the time to fill in some blanks regarding my crying flower.
Probably read too much into it, but given their was only one I thought there may have been a storyline to it...seemingly not.

[Deleted]

It's really a crying flower !!!

[misterx]

huh?

[johann]

Funny trend. I have the same Murakami and the same flower is also crying. Mine is number 194

[mmmike]

How much to his prints sell for from source? Seems like ebay prices are all over the place. Curious to see what the mark up is.

[rsj]

I have bought a few Murakami, and I believe the source price (from Japan) is just around under US$600.

[misterx]

I may be wrong, but to me the EBay pricing on Murakami's seems to have dropped....or did something happen to the Yen to give this impression?

[Deleted]

misterx - Price went down indeed. I have no idea why ? I don't remember any new print in the US/UE market recently, has Murakami flooded the Japanese market with cheap prints ?

[johann]

JPY has appreciated over 28% in 1 year. Intervention of the Bank of Japan.
This is certainly one explanation but I cannot say if this is the only one as I have not followed Murakami recent news.