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.
This Showa-period Quiet Rain composition belongs to Kawano's atmospheric series depicting figures or scenes in gentle precipitation. The Japanese tradition of rainy-season imagery — associated with the month of June and the poetic quality of misty light — provided rich material for an artist committed to capturing weather and mood through the graphic means of the woodblock. His rain scenes are among his most atmospheric works, the medium's capacity for deep tonal contrast well suited to the diffuse light of rainy weather.
1962
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
c. 1833-36
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Ame no Omiya
1930
Color woodblock print; oban
Teradomari no yau
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Quiet Rain, Shôwa period, was created by Kaoru Kawano (川野薫).
Quiet Rain, Shôwa period, depicts rain.
