Kaoru Kawano Japanese Woodblock Print prayer Stamped Framed

Kaoru Kawano Japanese Woodblock Print “prayer” Stamped Framed. 1916 Born in Otaru, Hokkaido. 1930 Selected for Michiten (’32,’33). 1944 Selected for the Japan Print Association Exhibition. 1952 Selected for Kokuten (’55 Kokuga Award,’56 Encouragement Award). 1954 Member of Japan Print Association. 1956 Recommended for exhibition at the Contemporary Japanese Print Exhibition. 1957 He was recommended […]

Kaoru Kawano Japanese Mid Century Quiet Rain Lotus Pod Woodblock Print 20

“1950s-1960’s Japanese woodblock print titled “Quiet Rain showing a pair of lotus pods under streaks of rain, by Kaoru Kawano. Born in Hokkaido in 1916, Kawano studied at Kawabata Art School during the 1930s. He gained an international his reputation through successful solo exhibitions in North America and elsewhere. His prints frequently depict children and […]