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| Artist: | Kawano Kaoru (1916-1965) — 河野薫 |
| Title: | Moonlight Night — 月 |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1960 (prior to) |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Self |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Self |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Double Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Double Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 29450 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Edition size of 200.
Possible dating for this scene from an owner:
My friend and her husband bought two pictures from the artist in about 1959. They knew him at that time in Japan. |
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| Notes (this edition)?: |
| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Sunday, 5 November 2006
This is part of a collection of Woodblock prints from well known Japanese Printmaker Kaoru Kawano. These were all purchased in Japan in the early 60's and I am selling them for the owner's son.
Titled: Moonlight Night
Signature: Yes
Seal: Lower Left
Edition: 174/200
Dated: circa 1960
Edition: Unlimited
Size: 16"H x 23"W
Condition: Excellent, as-printed quality
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| Artist Bio: |
Kaoru Kawano was a very popular artist for his distinctively styled depictions of figures, especially children. He uses the wood grain patterns to lender the textures and the mood to the works.
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