KAWS 2016 Canvas Tote B, Companion Pen Drawing, Black Line Hatching, Printed Signature, Made in UK
KAWS 2016 Canvas Tote B, Companion Pen Drawing, Black Line Hatching, Printed Signature, Made in UK
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Very Good8.0 / 10
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The Companion in Ink
Built from thousands of short pen strokes, this Companion shows KAWS the draughtsman rather than KAWS the toymaker. Black line on cream canvas keeps it calm and graphic.
Best for: KAWS collectors who prefer his drawing, and anyone who likes a monochrome everyday bag
Condition notes
Unused, with light spots from storage on the canvas, as the page discloses. Not yet examined in hand.
Assessed from photographs and descriptionReport dated 14 November 2026
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KAWS's Companion drawn in fine black pen hatching, seated across the front of a cream canvas bag: tote B from 2016, made in the United Kingdom, with the artist's printed signature and light spots disclosed below.
The Piece
KAWS, the New York artist Brian Donnelly, made his name by reworking cartoon characters with crossed-out eyes, and his Companion has since grown into giant sculptures. Beside the bright paintings and plush figures runs a quieter strand of drawing, where the figure is built up from thousands of short, nervous strokes.
Tote B belongs to that strand. The Companion sits on the lower half of the front panel in black line alone, gloved hands, round feet and head modelled with dense cross-hatching that catches the weave of the canvas. Inside the opening a cream band is printed with the KAWS name in black and a small round museum mark.
The bag is described as bought at a sculpture museum in the United Kingdom in 2016 and kept in storage. The signature is printed, as the page states, not signed by hand.
Details
- Artist: KAWS
- Design: Tote B, Companion in pen hatching
- Year: 2016
- Made in: United Kingdom
- Material: Cotton canvas, black webbing handles
- Size: 37 x 40 cm (14.6 x 15.7 in), as stated
- Signature: Printed signature
- Edition: Not a numbered edition
- Condition: Unused, with light spots
Condition
- Described as new and unused.
- Light spots from storage are present on the canvas, as the page discloses; please ask the Desk for a closer look before you decide.
Condition grade B (light marks, otherwise unused) on the Japanese scale; see Japanese condition ranks, explained.
Authenticity & Care
Offered as the KAWS tote the page describes, with a printed signature; we present that as given. Spot clean only with a damp cloth; do not machine wash, tumble dry or iron over the print.
Delivery from Japan
Packed by hand in Japan with acid-free tissue and shipped insured and tracked by EMS or an equivalent express service. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our published policy.
Considered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. Browse what has just arrived, or read our guide to Japanese condition ranks before you choose.
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