Daikanyama, Tokyo, 2017/2018

• Artist: Yoshitomo Nara (Japanese, born 1959)
• Medium: Pigment print
• Dimensions (image): 16.0 × 16.0 cm (6 1/4 × 6 1/4 in)
• Dimensions (sheet): 20.1 × 20.2 cm (7 7/8 × 8 in)
• Edition: Edition of 7
• Signature: Signed, dated and numbered on the reverse 

Daikanyama, Tokyo is a pigment print executed in 2017 and printed in 2018 by Yoshitomo Nara — one of the most celebrated, internationally recognized, and widely collected Japanese artists of his generation — signed, dated, and numbered on the reverse from the exceptionally rare edition of just 7, presented framed.

Yoshitomo Nara has built across four decades a body of work of extraordinary emotional depth, formal intelligence, and global cultural resonance — a practice centered on the depiction of children and animals rendered in a visual language of deceptive simplicity that conceals a profound complexity of feeling, psychological tension, and cultural reflection. His figures — wide-eyed, solitary, emotionally ambiguous — have become among the most immediately recognizable and widely beloved images in the history of contemporary Japanese art, occupying a space of rare intimacy and directness that has attracted an intensely loyal and rapidly growing international collector base. His work is held in the permanent collections of major institutions worldwide, including MoMA, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo.

Daikanyama — one of Tokyo's most quietly distinctive and culturally vibrant neighborhoods, known for its tree-lined streets, independent boutiques, and the celebrated Tsutaya Books complex — provides the geographic and atmospheric context for this rare pigment print, situating the work within the specific visual and cultural landscape of contemporary Tokyo that has long provided a source of personal inspiration and rootedness for Nara's practice. The edition of just 7 places this work among the most exclusively produced and rarest prints in Nara's entire editioned output — a level of scarcity that gives each numbered impression an exceptional collector significance and market desirability.

If you are drawn to Yoshitomo Nara's intimate and emotionally resonant practice, you may also be interested in Miss Spring (2021), a celebrated work from his most recent editioned production, or Broken Treasures (2012), a significant mid-career work of exceptional collector desirability — both available now at Lynart Gallery.

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FAQ

Is this an original work by Yoshitomo Nara?
Yes — an authentic pigment print, signed, dated and numbered on the reverse from the edition of 7, executed in 2017 and printed in 2018.

What is the edition size?
Edition of 7 — one of the most exclusively produced and rarest print editions in Nara's entire output, signed, dated and numbered on the reverse by the artist.

What is Daikanyama?
Daikanyama is one of Tokyo's most quietly distinctive and culturally vibrant neighborhoods — known for its tree-lined streets, independent boutiques, and the celebrated Tsutaya Books complex — providing the geographic and atmospheric context for this rare pigment print.

What are the dimensions?
Image: 16.0 × 16.0 cm (6 1/4 × 6 1/4 in) — Sheet: 20.1 × 20.2 cm (7 7/8 × 8 in)

Is the work framed?
Yes — presented framed.

What is the condition?
Excellent condition. Full condition report available upon request.

Is this artwork a good investment?
Yoshitomo Nara is one of the most consistently collected and commercially significant Japanese artists in the global auction market. Pigment prints from editions of just 7 — signed and numbered by the artist — represent acquisitions of exceptional rarity and enduring collector significance.

Is worldwide shipping available?
Yes — secure worldwide shipping from France with professional packaging, tracking, and insurance.