$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 Showa-period face study belongs to the broad category of close portrait work that occupied Kawano throughout his career. The simplified rendering of facial features — strong outlines, flat fields of color, minimal modeling — reflects the [sosaku-hanga](/glossary/sosaku-hanga) conviction that the artist's direct engagement with the woodblock, from design through carving to printing, produces an expressive directness unavailable in commercial reproduction. The face confronts the viewer with quiet but undeniable presence.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Face, Shôwa period, was created by Kaoru Kawano (川野薫).
Face, Shôwa period, depicts figures, portraits, and abstract.
