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The September Art + Design Auction features several rare fiber arts sculptures by Diane Itter, Keiko Yamaguchi, and Jane Sauer; an exceptional collection of Modernist jewelry by Nancy Lee Worden, Carolyn Morris Bach, Carrie Adell, and Don Lucas. The auction includes Traditional, Modern, and Contemporary art, designer furniture and lighting by Herman Miller, Knoll, Artimede, Fortuny, Laurel, Milo Baughman, and much more.
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Lot 52

Keiko Yamaguchi 1991 #69 Seated Female Figure

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Starting Bid
$500

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1991 doll sculpture of a seated female figure by Keiko Yamaguchi (Japanese; born 1953). Composed of cotton and other natural fabrics, hand-embroidered and quilted, face painted with watercolor. Embroidered signature, dated, and #69 near bottom edge. Originally purchased from Julie: Artisans' Gallery in New York.

 

Measurements: 6" W x 9" H x 5" D.

 

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From Maison de Neko:

Born in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture in 1953

Graduated from the Graduate School of Painting at Tama Art University in 1978, majoring in Printmaking

1981-2025

Since his first solo exhibition at Gallery Amelia (Tokyo), he has held exhibitions in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Nara.

40 solo exhibitions in Japan and abroad, including Kobe, Shizuoka, the United States, and Nagoya.

Invited to exhibit in the Department Store Doll Exhibition and numerous group exhibitions.

1985-1993

Moved to the United States and lived in New York.

1987 Became a gallery artist at Julie Artisan Gallery (NY).

Exhibited regularly until the gallery closed in 2013.

1995 Published the collection "Distant Lands, Distant People."

2013 Moved from Nara to Nagoya.

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Originally purchased from Julie: Artisans' Gallery in New York.