Private collection, Switzerland (acquired directly from the artist)
Private collection, Japan (acquired from above circa 2000)

The medium is ink, oil and gouache on paper. The sheet is affixed to the mat window with four paper corners, verso. There are traces of old hinging tape at two points along the top edge verso. The work is in very good overall condition. There paper has darkened slightly from light exposure and there are some faint traces of mat stain in the margins. There are some very minor handling marks and creases, with one harder crease, about 1 in. long, in the upper right, just outside the grey background. The media appear fresh and the work presents very well.
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