$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.
School Days 2, from 1995, evokes the world of Japanese childhood education with Kaneko's characteristic warmth and graphic directness. Japanese school culture — the navy uniforms, the yellow hats of first-graders, the structured rituals of entrance ceremonies and sports days — provides material for a visual meditation on childhood memory and the particular aesthetic character of Japanese educational life. The "2" designation indicates this is a second variation on the subject, developed alongside or shortly after an initial print.
School Days - 2 was created by Kunio Kaneko (金子國義) in 1995.
School Days - 2 depicts figures, children, and daily life.
