Takashi Murakami
Oval Atop a Cosmos Ball

Oval Atop a Cosmos Ball
Oval Atop a Cosmos Ball
Oval Atop a Cosmos Ball
CultureJapanese
Titles
  • Oval Atop a Cosmos Ball
Date2000
MediumPlastic and Audio CD, Peter Norton Family Christmas Edition
Dimensions10 1/2 × 7 3/4 × 7 3/4 in. (26.7 × 19.7 × 19.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of an anonymous donor
Object number2000.911.A-.D
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ProvenanceCommissioned from the artist by Peter Norton Family Foundation; Anne Wilkes Tucker; given to MFAH, 2000.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed on the CD:
"peter norton family/christmas project/2000"
"takashi murakami/music by zakyumiko/hiropon factory"

Printed on the underside of the base:
"by Takashi Murakami"
"Produced by/CUBE"
"Peter Norton Family Christmas Project/2000"

Sticker on the underside: "Made in China"

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