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Kaoru Kawano (Japanese, 1916-1965)

Kaoru Kawano was a woodblock printmaker active from mid-1940s to the early 1960s. He was a student at the Kawabata Art School and because his early works showed such great promise, they were displayed at the Nihon Hanga Kyokai Exhibition (Japan Print Society) in 1944. He moved to Tokyo in 1958, and participated in several international competitions and solo exhibitions in New York, Seattle and Chicago. Although Kawano carved many different subjects, he is best known for his representations of children. As a sosaku hanga artist, he not only designed his woodcuts but also carved the blocks and printed his own impressions. Although his blocks are expressively carved, often making aesthetic use of the existing wood grain, his images are nonetheless gentle and reflective.

RELATED JAPANESE LINKS:
Yozo Hamaguchi, Mizuno Hidekata, Kaoru Kawano, Imao Keinen, Tsuchiya Kogyo, Sadao Watanabe, Edo Period (1603-1867), Meiji Period (1868-1912), Shunga (1780-1900), Shin Hanga, Dai Chikamatsu Hanga Zenshu, Sosaku Hanga, Japanese Abstract/Modern

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  Small Bird
  Color woodblock, 1950s.
  15 x 9-1/4 inches.
  31216c
  $185
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  Owl
  Color woodblock, ca. 1960s. Signed.
  9-1/4 x 14-3/4 inches.
  30992c
  SOLD
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  Doves and Girl
  Color woodblock, ca. 1950s.
  14-3/4 x 10 inches).
  30993
  $185
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  Maria Kwannon
  Color woodblock, ca. 1950s.
  14-3/4 x 10 inches).
  30994
  $185
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  Gentle Breeze
  Color woodblock, ca. 1950s.
  10 x 15 inches).
  30995
  $285
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  Child with Flowers and Butterflies
  Color woodblock, ca. 1950s.
  15 x 9-1/4 inches).
  30996
  $225
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  Fan
  Color woodblock, ca. 1950s.
  15 x 9-1/4 inches).
  30998
  SOLD
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  Hugging Bird
  Color woodblock, ca. 1950s.
  6-1/4 x 3-7/8 inches.
  31001c
  SOLD
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  Yellow Canary
  Color woodblock, ca. 1950s.
  6-3/8 x 4-1/4 inches.
  31000c
  SOLD
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  Tree Girl with Woodpeckers
  Color woodblock, ca. 1960s.
  14-7/8 x 9-1/4 inches.
  30811c
  SOLD
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  Small Birds
  Color woodblock, ca. 1950s.
  15 x 9-1/4 inches.
  30999c
  SOLD
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  Woodpeckers
  Color woodblock, ca. 1950s.
  15 x 9-1/4 inches).
  30997
  SOLD