Kaoru Kawano - 丹頂鶴(1) (Sacred Crane (1))

Name: Kaoru Kawano - 丹頂鶴(1) (Sacred Crane (1))
Brand: Kumo Arts
Price: 180.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

£180.00

Modern | Sōsaku Hanga Woodblock Print

A fabulous print by Kaoru Kawano - 丹頂鶴 (Sacred Crane)(1) depicting a stylised/abstract red-crowned crane with its long neck arched upward. The bird’s body is printed with mottled greys and woodgrain textures, set against a deep green background. A striking, elegant, & standout piece 🕊️

Year & Edition: c.1950s-60s. Open edition. Artist’s red hanko, black seal verso.
Medium: Woodblock.
Dimensions: Paper approx. H 42.50 cm × W 28.50 cm. Image H 37.75 cm × W 23.50 cm.
Condition: Stunning. Beautiful, unblemished image. Paper crisp & intact; faint fox spotting to margin.
Notes: 丹頂鶴 (tancho-zuru) refers to the Japanese red-crowned crane, a protected species and long-standing symbol of longevity and good fortune.

About the Artist

河野薫 Kaoru Kawano (1916-1965) was a postwar printmaker from Otaru, Hokkaido, known for his charming stylised child figures, northern birds, owls, and the distinctive use of woodgrain in his prints. Trained under Narita Gyokusen and later at the Kawabata Art School in Tokyo, he resumed his career after wartime service and prisoner internment in Siberia, exhibiting with the Japan Print Association (日本版画協会) and Kokugakai (国画会), and receiving the Kokuga Prize in 1955. Through Yoseido Gallery his work was shown widely in international print exhibitions, and both his pencil-signed and seal-stamped editions are increasingly collected today. [ ← View All Works by Kaoru Kawano]