At "Takashi Murakami: The 500 Arhats" exhibition, various goods and merchandise are on sale at the special shop. The exhibition catalogue that includes the installation shots is to be published in the end of December.
"Takashi Murakami: The 500 Arhats" Exhibition-Related Goods and Merchandise
A gift shop will be set up within the gallery for "Takashi Murakami: The 500 Arhats." In addition to t-shirts, folders, and other objects imprinted with the 500 arhats design, as well as unique items such as souvenir Japanese sweets and cookies, the shop will also carry limited edition products available exclusively at the venue.
■Official Capsule Figures
©Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
To commemorate the "Takashi Murakami: The 500 Arhats" exhibition, official figures by Kaiyodo will be made available for purchase exclusively at the exhibition venue. The figures come in 10 varieties. Of these, White Tiger, Ra-hula, Red Ogre, Blue Ogre, and Woody Arhat are each available in either faux red netsuke or ivory finishes. Savor through these figures the mind-bending world of The 500 Arhats as represented by Murakami's 500 unique arhats and supernatural beasts. Also usable as mobile phone charms.
Price: ¥500 each (incl. tax)
| Model Makers: | Murata Akira (Rahula, Woody Arhat, Red Ogre, Blue Ogre) Yamasaki Takuya, Kisotengai Co., Ltd. (White Tiger) |
Manufacturer: Kaiyodo Co., Ltd.
Produced by: Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. / Kaiyodo Co., Ltd.
■Limited Edition Miniature Book
©Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Available at the exhibition venue only, this miniature book encapsulates Takashi Murakami's The 500 Arhats in a single volume. Included are all four parts of The 500 Arhats (Blue Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise). On the back are written the names and explanations of the arhats and supernatural beasts featured in the work, making for substantial reading despite its diminutive size.
Price: ¥1,296 (incl. tax)
Size: 9.06 × 9 cm
Length: approximately 3.5 m (without front and back covers)
Number of Pages: 36 pages to total (printed double-sided)
■Playing Cards
©Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
The arhats and supernatural beasts that appear in Takashi Murakami's The 500 Arhats have been turned into playing cards. The backs are printed with one of the Sixteen Arhats, Panthaka, while each of the 52 faces is printed with a different character. The Jokers are Red Ogre and Blue Ogre. A sumptuous deck of cards you'll find yourself admiring again and again.
Price: ¥1,490 (incl. tax)
Plus a host of other items feature The 500 Arhats and other new work related motifs.
Please see Mori Art Museum Shop website, official exhibition website for details.
●Clear File Folders Price: ¥432 (incl. tax)
●Masking Tape Price: ¥756 (incl. tax)
●Sticker Sheets Price: ¥864 (incl. tax)
●Furoshiki Wrapping Cloths Price: TBD
●Tenugui Hand Towels Price: TBD
● iPhone 6 Cases Price: ¥2,592 (incl. tax)
●Cookie Canister Price: TBD
●Bite-size yokan (Eitaro Confectionary) Price: ¥1,512 (incl. tax)
* Price includes tax.
* Some of the merchandise will NOT be available at the time of the opening.
* Some of the merchandise will be sold out when they reach to the limited number.
* Price is subject to change.
Catalogue
Exhibition catalogue is to be on sale in the end of December, 2015. Details will be announced on this website.
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[Conversations]
Tsuji Nobuo (Art historian) ＋ Takashi Murakami
Tran Anh Hung (Film director) ＋ Takashi Murakami
[Essays]
Genyu Sokyu (Writer; Head monk, Fukujuji Temple; Professor Emeritus, Hanazono University)
Nakano Kyoko (Writer; Scholar of German literature)
David Pilling (Asia Editor, Financial Times)
Sarah Thornton (Writer; sociologist)
Miki Akiko (Curator of the exhibition)
Size: A4 variation (21 × 28.2 cm)
Languages: Japanese-English bilingual
Price: TBD
Edited and Published by: Mori Art Museum / Heibonsha Ltd., Publishers
Date of Issue: End of December, 2015 (TBC)
Inquiries on Goods and Catalogue:
Mori Art Museum Shop
Tel: +81-(0)3-6406-6118
Open hours: 10:00-22:00 (Subject to those of the Museum)
"Takashi Murakami: The 500 Arhats" Exhibition Limited-Edition Design Passport on Sale
To commemorate the opening of the exhibition "Takashi Murakami: The 500 Arhats," limited edition will be on sale.
Design of this limited edition features The 500 Arhats, a magnum opus of Murakami.
Period of the sales: Tuesday, November 3, 2015 -
Purchase at: 3F, 52F, Mori Tower
Inquiries: Tokyo City View
Tel: +81-(0)3-6406-6652
■Relevant Information
"Takashi Murakami: The 500 Arhats"
Saturday, October 31, 2015 - Sunday, March 6, 2016
"Takashi Murakami: The 500 Arhats" Exhibition Highlights
(1) Vol. 1 The Japan Premiere of Takashi Murakami's Epic, "The 500 Arhats"
(2) Vol. 2 500 Arhats by Edo Artists, Nagasawa Rosetsu and Kano Kazunobu
(3) Vol. 3 The "NOW" of Takashi Murakami Through a Number of His Latest Works
