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Zipp Chack (2017) - Yasuaki Kikuchi (Karakuri)

Zipp Chack (2017) - Yasuaki Kikuchi (Karakuri)

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Item Location: United States

$450.00

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Yasuaki Kikuchi ‘s puzzle style combines playful themes, puzzle cleverness, high craftsmanship, and conceptual originality. This is well-exemplified by Zipp Chack, Kikuchi’s 2017 Christmas puzzle. Its form is a zipper. How do you open a zipper? While the answer informs the solution to this puzzle, Kikuchi doesn’t make it the obvious “just pull down the zipper”. Can you figure out how to “unzip” the box to open it? All original packing material is included.

Karakuri product description:

This work was designed as a Christmas present for 2017.
With a zipper as the motif, I was able to create a pretty box. The hint is “32”.

Size: 82×125×54 mm

Material: Chanchin, Mizuki (Dogwood), and Magnolia

Condition: Perfect

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Zipp Chack (2017) - Yasuaki Kikuchi (Karakuri)

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$450.00

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