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| Artist: | Kawano Kaoru (1916-1965) — 河野薫 |
| Title: | Conversation — 話 |
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| Date of first edition?: | circa 1950-1970 |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Self |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Self |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
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Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 31798 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
There is also a double-oban-sized limited edition version of this scene. The title is taken from this double-oban-sized (first) edition.
Pencil-signed strikes 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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| Notes (this edition)?: |
| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Original Japanese Woodblock by Kawano Kaoru (1916-1965), ca. 1940s-50s, 16 1/2" high, 11" wide, oban tante-e format, acclaimed for his use of texture in abstracts and limited series prints, this abstract print depicting a veiled girl admiring a blue bottle, bold colors and a heavy use of the wood grain texture is well illustrated in the girls veil, dress and hair, not dated, but from the mellowing of the paper and subject matter, I would say it dates late 1940s to mid 1950s, self published in heavier mulberry paper, Kawano's red seal in the lower right, in very fine condition with slight thinning (practically unnoticible and not detracting) in the upper left margin corner from an old mounting, no injury or repair.
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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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