# Kaoru Kawano - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-05-01T04:28:03.317Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 486
- Lots with prices: 360
- First auction date: 1990-03-13
- Latest auction date: 2026-04-29
- Median realised price: $125
- Price range: $10 to $1,625

## Market Takeaway
Kaoru Kawano shows deep auction liquidity with 385 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $125. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 27 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-31.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($125\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $80 and $200.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 99.3% (283 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 0.7% (2 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 27
- Previous 12 months sales: 70
- Recent 12 months median: $125
- Previous 12 months median: $100
- Median shift: 25%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-31
- Days since latest sale: 18
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Eldred's: 97 lots
- Rachel Davis Fine Arts: 23 lots
- Yair Art Gallery: 21 lots
- JG Auction: 18 lots
- Weschler's: 13 lots
- Sarasota Estate Auction: 11 lots
- Christie's: 9 lots
- Freeman's: 8 lots
- Monarch Auction and Estate Services: 8 lots
- Waddington's: 8 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-03-03 | Kaoru Kawano "Gentle Breeze" Woodcut | Auctions at Showplace | $200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kaoru-kawano-gentle-breeze-woodcut-168-c-2e9cc40c26
2. 2026-03-03 | Kaoru Kawano "Girl with Red Mask" Woodcut | Auctions at Showplace | $250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kaoru-kawano-girl-with-red-mask-woodcut-167-c-65edf2448e
3. 2026-03-03 | Kaoru Kawano "Girl and Goldfish" Woodcut | Auctions at Showplace | $250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kaoru-kawano-girl-and-goldfish-woodcut-166-c-482024b2d2
4. 2026-03-03 | Kaoru Kawano "Young Girl with Birds in Her Hair" | Auctions at Showplace | $200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kaoru-kawano-young-girl-with-birds-in-her-hair-165-c-11b9d97c93
5. 2025-06-18 | KAORU KAWANO \(Japan, 1916\-1965\), Young Girl in the Window., Woodblock print, oban yoko\-e, 11.5" x 17". Unframed. | Sandwich Auction House | $70 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kaoru-kawano-japan-1916-1965-young-girl-in-the-window-woodblock-print-oban-yoko-e-11-5-x-17-unframed-678-c-026419f97e
6. 2025-06-18 | KAORU KAWANO \(Japan, 1916\-1965\), Young Girl with Birds in Her Hair, circa 1950., Woodblock print, oban yoko\-e, 11" x 17". Unframed. | Sandwich Auction House | $40 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kaoru-kawano-japan-1916-1965-young-girl-with-birds-in-her-hair-circa-1950-woodblock-print-oban-yoko-e-11-x-17-unframed-677-c-0e3491d92d
7. 2025-02-23 | Kaoru Kawano \(1926\-1989\) Signed Japanese Woodblock Framed Modernist Print | Curated Gallery Auctions | $375 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kaoru-kawano-1926-1989-signed-japanese-woodblock-framed-modernist-print-87-c-3f54c79999
8. 2024-10-26 | Lot of Three Woodcuts by Kaoru Kawano. | Direct Auction Galleries, Inc. | $250
9. 2024-04-27 | JAPANESE LOTUS WOOD BLOCK PRINT BY KAORU KAWANO | Antique Arena Inc | $60
10. 2023-11-28 | KAORU KAWANO \(Japan, 1916\-1965\), Dancer in a red kimono., Woodblock print, oban tate\-e, 17” x 11”. Matted 19” x 13”. | Eldred's | $80 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kaoru-kawano-japan-1916-1965-dancer-in-a-red-kimono-woodblock-print-oban-tate-e-17-x-11-matted-19-x-13-8076-c-f084f398fd
11. 2023-06-27 | KAORU KAWANO \(Japan, 1916\-1965\), Dancer in red kimono., Woodblock print, oban tate\-e, 17” x 11”. Matted 19” x 13”. | Eldred's | $100 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kaoru-kawano-japan-1916-1965-dancer-in-red-kimono-woodblock-print-oban-tate-e-17-x-11-matted-19-x-13-202l-c-4024270b9f
12. 2022-12-08 | KAORU KAWANO \(Japan, 1916\-1965\), Dancer in Red Kimono., Woodblock print, oban tate\-e, 17” x 11”. Matted 19” x 13”. | Eldred's | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kaoru-kawano-japan-1916-1965-dancer-in-red-kimono-woodblock-print-oban-tate-e-17-x-11-matted-19-x-13-2975-c-cdc49bf96e
13. 2017-12-02 | Kaoru Kawano color woodcut Girl with Birds | Concept Art Gallery | $200
14. 2026-04-29 | Flowers Woodcut by Kaoru Kawano | Caza Sikes | $80 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-flowers-woodcut-by-kaoru-kawano-209-c-6731dfb104
15. 2026-04-23 | KAWANO KAORU \(JAPANESE, 1916\-1965\) "CAMELLIA \(C\)" MODERN WOODBLOCK PRINT | Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates | $120 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kawano-kaoru-japanese-1916-1965-camellia-c-modern-woodblock-print-1636-c-109848aa47
16. 2026-04-19 | Kaoru Kawano \(1916\-1965\) Japanese, Woodblock Print | Sarasota Estate Auction | $30 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kaoru-kawano-1916-1965-japanese-woodblock-print-1525-c-2117afbfc0
17. 2026-04-19 | Kaoru Kawano \(1916\-1965\) Japanese, Woodblock Print | Sarasota Estate Auction | $40 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kaoru-kawano-1916-1965-japanese-woodblock-print-1524-c-a02130ad2b
18. 2026-04-06 | KAWANO KAORU \(OTARU 1916–1965\) | Schuler Auktionen | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kawano-kaoru-otaru-1916-1965-4131-c-3187a0d1ec
19. 2026-03-24 | KAWANO KAORU \(OTARU 1916–1965\) | Schuler Auktionen | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kawano-kaoru-otaru-1916-1965-4131-c-8961567715
20. 2026-03-23 | KAORU KAWANO \(Japanese 1916\-1965\), 'Girl with Bird' woodblock prints, signed with seal lower right of sheet, plate 37 x 23 cm. | Raffan Kelaher & Thomas | A$70 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kaoru-kawano-japanese-1916-1965-girl-with-bird-woodblock-prints-signed-with-seal-lower-right-of-sheet-plate-37-x-23-cm-271-c-a5447e20fa
21. 2026-03-23 | KAORU KAWANO \(Japanese 1916\-1965\) x 2, 'Girl with Bird' and 'Kitten', woodblock prints, signed with seal lower right of sheet, plat | Raffan Kelaher & Thomas | A$70 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kaoru-kawano-japanese-1916-1965-x-2-girl-with-bird-and-kitten-woodblock-prints-signed-with-seal-lower-right-of-sheet-plat-266-c-32c7675447
22. 2026-03-22 | Kaoru Kawano \(1916\-1965\) Love Birds | Peterborough Auctions | $450 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kaoru-kawano-1916-1965-love-birds-451-c-7218934470
23. 2026-03-10 | KAORU KAWANO \(JAPANESE, 1916\-1965\) \- GIRL WITH BIRDS, WOODCUT. | Pasarel | $140 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kaoru-kawano-japanese-1916-1965-girl-with-birds-woodcut-224-c-f8891ee59c
24. 2026-03-04 | Kaoru Kawano 1950s color woodcut Woodpeckers | Concept Art Gallery | $150 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-kaoru-kawano-1950s-color-woodcut-woodpeckers-791-c-3f8911bde9

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