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Arbor-vitae (Thuja obtusa): branch with leaves. Watercolour by S. Kawano.

Arbor-vitae (Thuja dolabrata): branch with leaves. Watercolour by S. Kawano.

A Japanese plant (ski), possibly an oak: branch with leaves. Pencil drawing by S. Kawano.

A branch of Japanese fir (Abies firma). Watercolour by S. Kawano.

A Japanese plant (kaoki), possibly pear: branch with leaves. Pencil drawing by S. Kawano.

White pine (Podocarpus chinensis): branch with leaves. Pencil drawing by S. Kawano.

A cherry (Prunus paniculata): branch with leaves. Pencil drawing by S. Kawano.

A pine branch. Pencil drawing by S. Kawano.

Hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa): branch with leaves. Watercolour by S. Kawano.

A willow (Salix species): branch with leaves. Pencil drawing by S. Kawano.

Sawara cypress (Chamaecyparis pisifera): branch with leaves. Watercolour by S. Kawano.

A Japanese plant (biyakudan), possibly a moss. Watercolour by S. Kawano.

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Kawano, S.

Images from the collections

Images by Kawano, S.

Works from the collections

A branch of Japanese fir (Abies firma). Watercolour by S. Kawano.

White pine (Podocarpus chinensis): branch with leaves. Pencil drawing by S. Kawano.

A cherry (Prunus paniculata): branch with leaves. Pencil drawing by S. Kawano.

Arbor-vitae (Thuja obtusa): branch with leaves. Watercolour by S. Kawano.

A pine branch. Pencil drawing by S. Kawano.

Kawano, S.

Images from the collections

Images by Kawano, S.

Works from the collections

A branch of Japanese fir (Abies firma). Watercolour by S. Kawano.

White pine (Podocarpus chinensis): branch with leaves. Pencil drawing by S. Kawano.

A cherry (Prunus paniculata): branch with leaves. Pencil drawing by S. Kawano.

Arbor-vitae (Thuja obtusa): branch with leaves. Watercolour by S. Kawano.

A pine branch. Pencil drawing by S. Kawano.

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