$500–$4,000. Common prints: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Kaneko's vivid, pop-influenced prints have a wide international following. Colorful figure compositions are most popular.
Kawaii Tabi — "cute" or "lovable" tabi footwear — translates Kaneko's serialized treatment of the traditional split-toed sock into the language of contemporary kawaii culture, edition 55 of 200 from 2005. The word kawaii carries enormous cultural freight in contemporary Japan, suggesting a quality of endearing smallness and appealing vulnerability. Kaneko's application of this concept to tabi creates a playful collision between traditional craft objects and contemporary pop aesthetics that characterizes his best work.
Kawaii Tabi was created by Kunio Kaneko (金子國義) in 55/200, 2005.
Kawaii Tabi depicts still life, daily life, and abstract.
