SQUARE CANVAS: 'JAPANESE INFLUENCE'

H 20 inches x L 16 inches (H 52 cm X 41 cm) Kitty’s objects. Origin: Novelty store’’Hello Kitty’’, Chinatown, Manhattan. Hello Kitty ! Japanese reigning idol. Created by Yamaguchi Yuko, Kitty made her debut in 1975 on a small plastic coin purse. The Sanrio character became a Junior Ambassador to UNICEF, TV, movie star, and has her own cosmetic line and fan club. Kitty sells everything from toilet paper to pocket beepers, instant noodles to feminine protection…