Bearbrick KAWS TENSION 100% & 400% Set

Work Summary & Collector Notes

It fits the collaboration lane of the KAWS market, where editioned objects, character figures, plush, books, puzzles, and crossover releases trade alongside prints and sculpture.

Collector notes: Edition label was not stated, and total quantity was not documented in the saved record. Edition-specific signature, numbering, and stamp details were not stated in the saved release record. Verify signing and numbering against a documented example of this edition.

Why It Matters

Bearbrick KAWS TENSION 100% & 400% Set extends the KAWS reference beyond prints into the traded collectibles market, where figures, plush, books, puzzles, and collaboration objects often define how newer collectors enter the artist's work.

Collector Perspective

Documented Release Details

Object type

Editioned print or object

Release date

2021

Release-date note

Catalog-listed release year from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.

Series

Collaboration

Medium and materials

Medium and materials were not documented in the saved record.

Edition details

Edition label was not stated, and total quantity was not documented in the saved record.

Signature and marks

Edition-specific signature, numbering, and stamp details were not stated in the saved release record. Verify signing and numbering against a documented example of this edition.

Documented History and Meaning

History note: This page treats KAWS's broader career as background context, not proof that this specific edition belongs to any single exhibition or event. Release-level facts here come from a saved secondary catalog record.

Meaning / interpretation: No per-work artist statement is recorded for this edition. Any thematic reading should be treated as interpretation of the imagery, not a documented statement of the artist's intent. This interpretive note follows the cited artist or publisher context.

Release context: The saved catalog lists 2021. It is grouped under Collaboration in the saved record.

Authentication, Presentation and Provenance

Original presentation

Original packaging or presentation was not documented in the release sources reviewed.

Authentication note

Compare the support, dimensions, edition number, and signature against a documented example of this edition. Gauntlet Gallery does not authenticate works purchased from third parties.

Provenance note

Edition origin is attributed in the saved record to the release source named in the saved record. That does not establish the ownership history of an individual copy: retain the original invoice, reseller or gallery paperwork, labels, correspondence, and condition photographs.

Sources and Verification

Verification status: Secondary catalog snapshot; artist-level context added

1. KAWSONE — official site — KAWS studio · primary artist source · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Official artist site; career context, not an individual-edition record.
2. KAWS — Wikipedia · reference encyclopedia · Accessed 2026-07-13 · General artist-level biographical and career reference.
3. KAWS (Q3194367) — Wikidata · reference knowledge base · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Structured identifier used for the artist across catalog metadata.

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