May 22 at 12:00 PM - Sale 2705 -

Sale 2705 - Lot 45

Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
TOMIHISA HANDA (1937 - 2017, JAPANESE)
Warrior.

Black Swedish granite on wood and steel base, 1972. 292x470x180 mm; 11½x18½x7 inches (excluding base). 1042 mm; 41 inches (height, including base). Incised in Kanji and dated.

Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist, 1972.
The Eugene J Prakapas and Dorothy Prakapas Collection, inventory number 47604.

Sold on behalf of The Eugene J Prakapas and Dorothy Prakapas Collection in memory of Thomas C. Mendenhall, to benefit a scholarship fund at Yale University.

Additional Details

Tomihisa Handa earned a BA degree in sculptue from the Tokyo Academy of Fine Arts, followed by a, MA in architecture at Meiji University.