Little Comet
by Kunio Kaneko
- Date:
- 146/200, 2006
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- wbp
by Kunio Kaneko
$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.
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.
Woodblock print
Teradomari no yau
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
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1947
Color woodblock print; oban
March 1933
Color woodblock print; oban
Little Comet was created by Kunio Kaneko (金子國義) in 146/200, 2006.
Little Comet depicts night scenes and abstract.
