young girl with birds in her hair
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.
Small birds nest in a young girl's elaborately arranged hair, an image that blends the tenderness of Kawano's child subjects with a touch of magical realism. The birds — their forms simplified into bold marks by his carving — find in the girl's hair the ideal perch, a domestic landscape within a domestic scene. The image may reference classical Japanese poetry's association of women's hair with the natural world, or simply represent a child's fantasy of closeness with wild creatures.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
young girl with birds in her hair was created by Kaoru Kawano (川野薫).
young girl with birds in her hair depicts birds & flowers and children.
