Girl clasping hands
by Kaoru Kawano
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
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.
A young girl stands with her hands clasped together before her, a gesture that in Japanese visual culture carries associations of prayer, supplication, and earnest intent. Kawano renders the figure with his characteristic bold outline, the simplicity of the pose allowing the emotional content of the gesture to speak without distraction. The image has the quality of a fragment of observed life — a child caught in a moment of concentration — that made his prints feel simultaneously intimate and universal.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Girl clasping hands was created by Kaoru Kawano (川野薫).
Girl clasping hands depicts children and daily life.
