

$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.
This limited edition version of Dream represents one of Kawano's more formally controlled printings of his dream series imagery. The LE designation indicates a carefully curated edition, likely produced for direct sale to collectors who valued the reduced run and closer relationship to the artist's original vision. The subject — a figure suspended between wakefulness and sleep — is rendered with the bold simplicity that made Kawano's prints immediately legible across cultural boundaries.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Dream- LE was created by Kaoru Kawano (川野薫).
Dream- LE depicts figures, bijin-ga, and abstract.