Takashi Murakami

Takashi Murakami shows a new major work at Gagosian Gallery (NY).

“In this new work, Murakami depicts the legend of the Karajishi or “China-lion”, the mythological animal that guards the thresholds of Japanese Buddhist temples, separating sacred precincts from secular areas, averting evil, and promoting happiness and joy.”

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