{"product_id":"takashi-murakami-assignation-of-a-spirit-2016","title":"Takashi Murakami – Assignation of a Spirit (2016)","description":"\u003ch2 class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eAssignation of a Spirit  (2016)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Takashi Murakami\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e One With Four Eyes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Offset print with silver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSheet Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 68.0 × 68.0 cm (26 3\/4 × 26 3\/4 in)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300 — signed and numbered\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eType:\u003c\/strong\u003e Limited edition offset print with silver\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAssignation of a Spirit\u003c\/em\u003e (2016) is the most cosmologically expansive of the three companion prints in Murakami's 2016 Buddhist series — a composition that draws explicitly on the Japanese tradition of spirit summoning, exorcism, and the shamanic mediation between the human world and the supernatural. A towering elongated figure dominates the left half of the composition, his distorted face and serpentine tongue suggesting a being that exists at the boundary between arhat and demon, enlightened and possessed. Golden staffs arc across the picture plane; a white goat stands serenely at the right, an ornamented blue tree beside it; smaller figures — some alarmed, some absorbed, some barely visible — populate the lower register in the dense, layered manner of a Japanese \u003cem\u003eemakimono\u003c\/em\u003e narrative scroll.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWhere \u003cem\u003eArhats\u003c\/em\u003e staged a spare encounter and \u003cem\u003eOne With Four Eyes\u003c\/em\u003e presented a crowd of Buddhist disciples, \u003cem\u003eAssignation of a Spirit\u003c\/em\u003e introduces the ritual dimension — the moment of contact between worlds, the assignment of a spirit to a body or a place, rendered with the full force of Murakami's engagement with the esoteric traditions of Japanese Shingon and Tendai Buddhism. The white goat — an animal associated with sacrifice, purity, and the liminal in multiple religious traditions — anchors the supernatural chaos of the left half of the composition with a physical stillness that makes the surrounding activity feel more urgent by contrast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe silver metallic ground — the same printing process shared across all three works in the series — here creates a particularly atmospheric effect, the diamond pattern appearing to dissolve into mist at the edges of the composition and recede behind the figures into an indeterminate depth. Produced in an edition of 300, signed and numbered by the artist. The third and final companion piece to \u003cem\u003eArhats\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOne With Four Eyes\u003c\/em\u003e — together the three prints constitute one of the most ambitious and culturally specific series in Murakami's graphic catalogue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eShipping \u0026amp; Delivery: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e✔ Worldwide shipping from France\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e✔ Professional packaging with insurance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e✔ Tracking number included for secure delivery\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-pre-wrap leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"S1PPyQ\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/collections\/murakami-takashi?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=takashi\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\" title=\"Collection Takashi murakami\"\u003e➡️ See all available works by Takashi Murakami\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lynartstore.com\/pages\/contact-us\" title=\"Contact\"\u003e➡️ Contact us for any question\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs this an original Takashi Murakami print?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — an original offset print with silver, signed and numbered by the artist from an edition of 300.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow does this work complete the 2016 Buddhist series?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAssignation of a Spirit\u003c\/em\u003e is the third companion piece to \u003cem\u003eArhats\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOne With Four Eyes\u003c\/em\u003e — together the three prints form a coherent triptych exploring Buddhist iconography, spirit mediation, and Japanese esoteric religious tradition through Murakami's SuperFlat visual language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the \"assignation of a spirit\"?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Japanese esoteric Buddhist tradition, the assignation or summoning of a spirit refers to ritual practices of Shingon and Tendai Buddhism in which spirits are invoked, assigned to protective roles, or mediated between the human and supernatural worlds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the significance of the white goat?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe white goat — an animal associated with purity, sacrifice, and the liminal in multiple religious traditions — provides a counterpoint of physical stillness to the supernatural energy of the surrounding figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the edition size?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e300 impressions — signed and numbered by Murakami.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs the work framed?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease contact us for framing options.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo you ship internationally?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes — worldwide, with museum-grade flat packaging for large-format works on paper, full insurance, and shipment tracking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; 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