Beautiful limited edition color woodblock print on paper by  Kaoru Kawano (Japanese Modernist, 1916-1965)

Titled “Night Perfume", created in 1950. This specific print is an Artist’s Proof edition with signature and maker's mark. In original wood and glass frame and matte with artist's personal label on the back.

The print measures roughly 18 in x 12 in.  The wood and glass frame with matte measures 25.5 in x 20 in.

Family acquired in Japan at the time or near the time it was produced. In its original frame and will be shipped in frame.

See photos for details. Print and frame appear to be in very good vintage condition


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Kaoru Kawano was born in Hokkaido and studied at the Kawabata Art School beginning in 1934. He had his first prints accepted by the Japan Print Association in 1944. By the 1950s he began to exhibit more frequently in shows around the world. None of his prints, not even his (apparently early) limited edition prints, are dated.