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Takashi Murakami Kansei: Fresh Blood For Sale
Takashi Murakami
Kansei: Fresh Blood, 2013
Offset lithograph in colors with cold stamping on smooth wove paper
diameter 28 indiameter 71.1 cm
Edition
Edition of 300
This vibrant circular composition features Murakami's signature smiling flower motif rendered in his distinctive "Superflat" style. Against a rich crimson background, an array of cheerful anthropomorphic blossoms in rainbow hues creates a dense, kaleidoscopic pattern. The offset lithograph technique combined with cold stamping produces exceptional depth and luminosity, while the metallic elements add subtle dimensional effects that shift with changing light. Each flower bears Murakami's characteristic wide-eyed expression, balancing childlike innocence with an underlying intensity suggested by the work's evocative title. Created during a particularly productive period in Murakami's career, this piece exemplifies his masterful fusion of traditional Japanese art-making with contemporary pop culture aesthetics. The circular format references both Buddhist mandalas and modern commercial design, demonstrating the artist's ability to bridge high and low culture. As an accessible entry point into Murakami's celebrated oeuvre, this lithograph offers collectors museum-quality imagery with the technical precision characteristic of his editioned works. Available for purchase — enquire for price and availability.
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Auction History
"Kansei: Fresh Blood" · Takashi Murakami · Dorotheum · 2023-06 · $1,967
Kansei: fresh blood · Takashi Murakami · Mainichi · 2020-11 · $8
Kansei: Skulls; Kanse: Fresh Blood; and Kōrin: Azure River · Takashi Murakami · Phillips · 2020-06 · $9,375
1. I Recall The Time When My Feet Lifted Off The Ground, Ever So Slightly - Kōrin - Chrysanthemum; 2. Kansei: Fresh Blood; 3. Kansei Kōrin Gold; 4. With Reverence, I Lay Myself Before You - Kōrin - Chrysanthemum · Takashi Murakami · SBI Art Auction · 2020-02 · $35
1. An Homage to Monogold, 1960 A; 2. Kansei: Fresh Blood; 3. Kōrin: Dark Matter · Takashi Murakami · SBI Art Auction · 2020-02 · $24
Kansei: Fresh blood; Kansei: Wildflowers Glowing in the Night; Korin: Flowers; and Korin: Stellar River in the Heavens · Takashi Murakami · Phillips · 2019-10 · $5,625
1. Kansei Kōrin Gold; 2. Kansei: Like The River's Flow; 3. Kansei: Fresh Blood · Takashi Murakami · SBI Art Auction · 2019-04 · $21
1. Kansei: Like The River's Flow / 2. Kansei: Fresh Blood / 3. I Recall The Time When My Feet Lifted Off The Ground, Ever So Slightly – Kōrin – Chrysanthemum · Takashi Murakami · SBI Art Auction · 2018-07 · $22
1. With Reverence, I Lay Myself Before You -Kōrin- Chrysanthemum / 2. Kansei (trade name of Rinpa-school Edo Painter Ogata Kōrin, literal meaning: "Voice of The Mountain Stream") / 3. Kansei: Fresh Blood · Takashi Murakami · SBI Art Auction · 2018-01 · $21
Kansei: Fresh Blood , 2014 · Takashi Murakami · Santa Monica Auctions · 2017-06 · $1,500
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