Artcurial and pictured within the St Germain apartment, from art-deco furniture and crystal chandeliers to Asian and pre-Columbian art.
As Takada once said: “Nehru, Botticelli, Rashômon by Kurosawa, Romania, Africa, China, Mickey Mouse. It can all be a source of inspiration.”His collection, amassed over years, and due to go under the hammer on May 11, expresses his wide-ranging taste and the cross-cultural influences that informed his work since he held his first show in Le Marais in 1970.
Among the highlights are a large Buddha torso dating from the third century (est €15,000–20,000), a large wooden Hinoki horse from the Han period (est. €40,000–60,000) and a Pleyel grand piano by Ruhlmann (est.
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