Little Comet 2
by Kunio Kaneko
- Date:
- 178/200, 1996
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- wbp
Description
Little Comet 2, edition 178 of 200 from 1996, is the earlier iteration of the comet subject, predating the 2006 version by a decade. The 1996 Little Comet thus represents Kaneko's first sustained engagement with this cosmic subject, and the high edition number (178 of 200) indicates strong commercial success. Comparing the two prints across a decade would reveal the evolution of Kaneko's graphic language — whether the comet's rendering became bolder, more abstracted, or more refined over the intervening years of practice.
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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
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![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 2 was created by Kunio Kaneko (金子國義) in 178/200, 1996.
Little Comet 2 depicts night scenes and abstract.