Dancing Figure, Mai Ogi- LE
by Kaoru Kawano
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Typical Price
$500–$4,000. Common subjects: $500–$1,500. Key value factors: Kawano's early death at 49 limits her output. Her dreamlike figure prints are most sought after.
Description
The Mai Ogi — or fan dance — is among the most refined and formally demanding of classical Japanese dances, and Kawano approached it as one of his signature subjects. The dancer holds her folded fan in a pose of studied elegance, her kimono falling in carefully carved cascades of line and color. The limited edition designation suggests this was among his more formally distributed works, printed in a controlled run for the collector market that had grown around his figure prints in Japan and abroad.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Dancing Figure, Mai Ogi- LE was created by Kaoru Kawano (川野薫).
Dancing Figure, Mai Ogi- LE depicts music and figures.