$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.
Two young women are depicted in close proximity — friends or a couple, their relationship suggested by their posture and the shared space of the composition. Kawano's rendering of female friendship had none of the erotic charge that sometimes entered [bijin-ga](/glossary/bijin-ga) depictions of women together; instead, his figures carry the simple warmth of companionship, their forms interlocking in a way that reads as genuine intimacy between equals. The work belongs to his broader exploration of human connection through figurative composition.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
TWO GIRLS, Friends, Couple (8) was created by Kaoru Kawano (川野薫).
TWO GIRLS, Friends, Couple (8) depicts figures, bijin-ga, and daily life.
