young girl holding a small Japanese fan
by Kaoru Kawano
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Description
A young girl holds a small Japanese folding fan — uchiwa or sensu — in the manner of a child playing at adult ceremony. Kawano's rendering captures both the girl's seriousness of expression and the decorative beauty of the fan, its painted surface offering him a composition within the composition. The fan as a prop connected the child figure to the classical world of Japanese performance and ceremony, lending even this intimate scene a note of cultural continuity.
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young girl holding a small Japanese fan was created by Kaoru Kawano (川野薫).
young girl holding a small Japanese fan depicts children and daily life.