Sold for:
$25,000

Shiro Kuramata

cabinet for Bub Yoshino
Japan, 1976 stainless steel, mirrored glass 19¾ w x 23 d x 55 h in (50 x 58 x 140 cm)
result: $25,000






This cabinet was utilized on the top floor of Bub Yoshino which housed a small, private room reserved for important clients.
The cabinet features a mirrored glass side, one door concealing shelf, two drawers and a separate rolling a cabinet that pulls away from the large cabinet featuring two drawers and removable box. Sold with a photograph and negative of the cabinet in situ.This work is unique.
provenance: Bub Yoshino, Tokyo | Private collection
literature: Shiro Kuramata , Sudjic, pg. 296 discusses commission Shiro Kuramata 1934-1991 , Hara et al., pg. 148 lists commission


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Date:
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