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| Artist: | Kawano Kaoru (1916-1965) — 河野薫 |
| Title: | Kokeshi, LE |
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| Date of first edition?: | Not set |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Self |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Self |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
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Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Double Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Double Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 31675 |
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| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
This is an original modern Japanese woodblock print by Kaoru Kawano (1916-1965) titled "Kokeshi". The print is sealed in the image, pencil signed by the artist at the lower right margin, titled in English and Kanji, and edition 5/100. This print is in very good condition. Fine impression, color and bleedthrough. Extensive use of silver mica throughout the image. No foxing, toning, folds or creases. The print is not laid down or trimmed. "Self-carved self-printed" tissue tag still attached to the verso. Image size is 15" x 22.5", paper size is 18" x 24". |
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| Artist Bio: |
Kaoru Kawano was a very popular artist, known for his distinctively styled depictions of figures, especially children. He uses the woodgrain patterns to render the textures and the mood to his works.
Double-oban-sized prints are almost always limited-edition lifetime strikes that are pencil-signed, editioned, and titled by Kawano himself. There are rare later editions that have stencilled titles, which I believe are posthumous strikes.
Large-oban-sized scenes with a pencil-signed signature (usually within the printed area) will be lifetime editions signed by the artist, while unsigned prints with a black round seal on the verso will be posthumous strikes.
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