Kawai’s work is defined by its japanese (culture or style) sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
Bottle
Kawai Hirotsugu 河井博次 Japanese, 1919-1993
Teabowl
Kawai Kanjirō Japanese, 1890-1966
Melon-Shaped Celadon Bowl (seiji uri-bachi)
Kawai Kanjiro Japanese, 1890-1966
Flattened Flask Vase
Red Copper-Glazed Vase (shinshayu tsubo)
Kawai Kanjiro Japanese 1890-1966
Cobalt Blue Bowl with Medallion Design (Gosu marumon hachi)
Incense Burner with Grasses Design (kusa-e koro)
Mount Fuji on a Moonlit Night, Kawai Bridge (Tsukiyo no Fuji [Kawaibashi]), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)"
Kawase Hasui 川瀬 巴水 Japanese, 1883-1957
Kawase Hasui 川瀬 巴水 Japanese, 1883–1957
Self-Portrait
Walter Shirlaw (American, 1838–1909)
Martin Vanden Bogaert Desjardins
Gérard Edelinck (French, born Flanders, 1640-1707) after Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, 1659-1743)
Remembrance of Italy
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (French, 1796-1875) printed by Auguste Delâtre (French, 1822-1907) published by Cadart et Chavalier, Editeurs (French, 1801-1900)
Priest and Boy
Lawrence Carmichael Earle American, 1845-1921
A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884
Georges Seurat (French, 1859–1891)
Fishing Craft near the Cliffs at Collioure
Adolphe Appian French, 1818-1898
Interior of St. Mark's, Venice
David Dalhoff Neal (American, 1838–1915)
Nighthawks
Edward Hopper (American, 1882–1967)
Lion (One of a Pair, South Pedestal)
Edward Kemeys (American, 1843–1907) American Bronze Founding Company (American, founded 1886) Chicago
American Gothic
Grant Wood (American, 1891–1942)
The Fall of the Giants
Salvator Rosa Italian, 1615-1673