Fan, Shôwa period, before 1965
by Kaoru Kawano
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Harvard Art Museums
by Kaoru Kawano
$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.
Created before Kawano's death in 1965, this fan composition belongs to his sustained engagement with objects drawn from classical Japanese aesthetic life. The fan's geometric form — a series of radiating planes of color — gave him an opportunity to work with pattern and structure in a way that complements his more figural subjects. The Showa-period dating places it within the postwar decade when his work was most widely circulated among Western collectors.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Fan, Shôwa period, before 1965 was created by Kaoru Kawano (川野薫).
Fan, Shôwa period, before 1965 depicts still life and fans.
