$978
Japan/USA, 1968 box, plastic bag, tube of glue and ribbon 6 h x 6¼ w in (15 x 16 cm)
In Ono's piece, dedicated to her famous husband, she calls for the owner to "Take your favorite cup.
Break it in many pieces with a hammer. Repair it with this glue and this poem". From the edition of approximately 2000 published by Letter Edged in Black Press; this example is one of the 100 signed works. Signed in marker to enclosed slip of paper.
estimate: $700–900
result: $978
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Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2000-10-01