Signed in pencil lower left. Block Size-15″ x 10″. Kaoru Kawano was born in Otaru, Hokkaido in 1916, and studied at Kawabata art school in 1934. Because his earlier works showed such great promise, they were displayed at the Nihon Hanga Kyokai Exhibition (Japan Print Society) in 1944. He interrupted his print-making activities to join the army, but later was unfortunate to become a prisoner of war in Siberia. In 1949 he resumed exhibiting with Nihon Hanga Kyokai, and subsequently with Kokugakai in 1952. He moved to Tokyo in 1958, and participated in international competitions and solo exhibitions in New York, Seattle, Chicago, and elsewhere. His works are characterized by highly textured abstract representations of children. The item “Kaoru Kawano Portrait of the Girl Japanese Woodblock Signed Listed Artist” is in sale since Sunday, December 3, 2017. This item is in the category “Art\Art Prints”. The seller is “paxanwolf” and is located in Des Plaines, Illinois. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Subject: Portrait
• Style: Asian
• Medium: Woodcut & Block
• Listed By: Artist
• Features: Signed
• Originality: Limited Edition Print
• Date of Creation: 1950-1969
• Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
• Artist: Kaoru Kawano
• Print Surface: Paper