$200–$1,500. Common prints: $200–$500. Key value factors: Saito Kaoru's prints are modestly priced and accessible to beginning collectors of Japanese creative prints.
This woodblock print bears a name that may reference the artist Kawano Kaoru, suggesting either a collaborative context, a tribute, or a cataloging artifact linking Saito's work to another artist's identity. Within the broader ecosystem of Japanese printmaking, artists frequently knew each other through exhibitions, print societies, and shared publishers. Saito's print carries the technical marks of careful woodblock production: registered color layers, deliberate carving, and the paper's absorption of pigment into its fibers. Whatever the title's precise origin, the print itself stands as an independent visual object shaped by Saito's hand and artistic judgment.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Kawano Kaoru was created by Saito Kaoru (斎藤薫).
Kawano Kaoru depicts landscapes and abstract.
