Bidspirit auction | Hinoda ”When the World is

Hinoda ”When the World is Far Away” Sculpture 2005 - Takashi Hinoda (Japanese, b. 1958). Earthenware and porcelain sculpture titled ”When the World is Far Away, ” 2005. With air-brushed colored slips and glazes. Depicting a figure composed of three stacked bulbous and geometric forms, including an ovoid head and spherical torso above columnar legs. Each segment with airbrushed color gradients and comic- or manga-like illustrations. Height: 70 in x width: 21 x depth: 16 1/2 in. Condition: There are no major breaks or losses. There are scattered networks of cracking, particularly along the figure’s face. Crazing to the glaze resulting in some minute losses to the pigment, specifically along the figure's face. Light wear and scuffs along where the head joins with the body and where the body joins with the legs. The sculpture is constructed of four separate parts (head, torso, and two legs) the original assembly hardware is not present and is not included. Large crack along the underside of the right foot. Dust gathered along the recessed areas. Light wear along the feet.