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Fan by Kaoru Kawano — Japanese Woodblock print

Fan

by Kaoru Kawano

Sōsaku-hanga
FiguresStill LifeFans
Medium:
Woodblock print
Edition:
Self-printed

Description

The fan is both a practical object and one of the most charged props in Japanese visual culture, associated with dance, ceremony, elegance, and the art of self-presentation. Kawano's Fan print may depict a figure holding or displaying the object, or the fan itself as an independent subject, its folded form filling the composition with geometric elegance. Either approach would be consistent with his tendency to find abstract beauty in objects with deep cultural resonance.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Fan was created by Kaoru Kawano (川野薫).

Fan depicts figures, still life, and fans.