C1950 Modernist Japanese Woodblock Print Red Kimono by Kaoru Kawano

Overview: Up for sale is this stunning woodblock print, “Red Kimono” by modernist Japanese printer, Kaoru Kawano. Kawano is well-known as one of the earliest Japanese print artists to move from traditionalist styles and themes to more modern art-style subjects. This print dates from the 1950s and is a fantastic example of his work. It […]

WB Kunichika Japanese Woodblock Prints Antique Ukiyo-e Kimono Fight Triptych

Title Kakojima Onna Suikoden. Date: Meiji 10 (1877). Condition: Holes, stains, rubbing, tears, lining. Size 73 x 36 cm. His aliases include Hanacho-rou, Ichiiyinsai, and Toyoharu-rou. After studying under Shunobu Toyohara and creating the original illustrations for hagoita oshie, he was introduced to Kunisada (Toyokuni III). He produced many yakusha oshibu-e (large head paintings of […]