Red Candle- chuban
by Kaoru Kawano
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Chuban
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
A red candle burns against the darkness in this chuban-format composition, the warm flame an island of light in a field of shadow. Kawano returned repeatedly to candle imagery, which combined the domestic intimacy of a familiar object with the spiritual associations of illumination in Buddhist practice. The chuban format — smaller than the oban, larger than a koban — gave him a compact field in which the candle and its flame could dominate without competing with a broader landscape or setting.
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Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Red Candle- chuban was created by Kaoru Kawano (川野薫).
Red Candle- chuban depicts religious, still life, and night scenes.