Megumi-Ichiban
by Kunio Kaneko
- Date:
- 5/119, 2003
- 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.
Megumi-Ichiban, edition 5 of 119 from 2003 — a low edition number indicating this copy was among the first pulled — combines the personal name Megumi (blessing, grace) with the competitive designation ichiban (number one, first place). The combination suggests a figure or concept that is simultaneously blessed and triumphant. With an unusual edition size of 119, this print may have been produced in response to specific demand or for a particular exhibition context, the title's warm human reference distinguishing it from Kaneko's more object-focused works.
Megumi-Ichiban was created by Kunio Kaneko (金子國義) in 5/119, 2003.
Megumi-Ichiban depicts figures and abstract.
