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Lot 78 · Contemporary Art

Kesho (Make-up), no. 2, from the series Kindai jisesho no uchi (Women's manners of today)

Kobayakawa Kiyoshi

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Estimate
$1,000–$1,500 hammer
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — CONTEMPORARY ART, Melbourne · 17 June 2000
Record ID
TB-2026-6129671
Record
first seen 29 Jul 2026 · updated 29 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Kobayakawa Kiyoshi, Kesho (Make-up), no. 2, from the series Kindai jisesho no uchi (Women's manners of today). Christie's, 17 Jun 2000, lot 78. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6129671.

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Kobayakawa Kiyoshi, Kesho (Make-up), no. 2, from the series Kindai jisesho no uchi (Women's manners of today). Christie's, 17 Jun 2000, lot 78. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6129671.

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