Little Comet
by Kunio Kaneko
- Date:
- 146/200, 2006
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- wbp
Description
Little Comet, edition 146 of 200 from 2006, uses the comet's brief, blazing passage through the sky as a metaphor for flash and intensity. In Kaneko's graphic vocabulary, a comet might be rendered as a bold arc of color across a dark field, or as a dynamic compositional diagonal that disrupts the static equilibrium of the picture plane. The word "little" adds a dimension of endearment to the cosmic subject — a small, brilliant, transient thing, perfectly suited to a print that aims for immediate visual impact.
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Evening Shower at Teradomari (Teradomari no yau), from the series "Souvenirs of Travel, Second Series (Tabi miyage dai nishu)"
Teradomari no yau
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
![Mount Fuji on a Moonlit Night, Kawai Bridge (Tsukiyo no Fuji [Kawaibashi]), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)" by Kawase Hasui](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/d0960668-1e73-339a-b182-fb995a54bff0/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
Mount Fuji on a Moonlit Night, Kawai Bridge (Tsukiyo no Fuji [Kawaibashi]), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)"
1947
Color woodblock print; oban
Evening Moon at Nakanoshima, Sapporo (Sapporo Nakanoshima no yuzuki), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan, Eastern Japan Edition (Nihon fukei shu higashi Nihon hen)"
March 1933
Color woodblock print; oban
Frequently Asked Questions
Little Comet was created by Kunio Kaneko (金子國義) in 146/200, 2006.
Little Comet depicts night scenes and abstract.