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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 |
| Date of this artwork?: | 1950s/60s (may not be accurate) |
| 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: | 31799 |
| 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:
A coloured Woodcut c1950, unknown title Veiled Child. Kaoru Kawano Japanese Printmaker. Oban sized prints are all lifetime strikes. Within the image is a red chop mark as well as a signature pencil signed. Printed on thick paper on verso bottom right is the #14. Actual size 9 14/16"W. X 14 14/16"H. This is not laid down and there are no tears, very slight toning, one fox mark in right margin. Slight soiling in margins. There are 4 small pin sized holes in each corner. Creasing, 2 -1" creases in bottom margin and a 3rd in the margin that extends 1 1/2" into image. A crease in the right margin 1" and a second 1" crease in margin which extends another 1" into image. On the right, in image above red seal are scratch marks which do not disrupt the surface but are apparent when the print is held in the correct light. The longest mark extends form the edge of the image near signature to the knee of the child on the right. As the backround is a dark olive matt finish, rubs tend to showup in a shiny line. Several creases along top margin, where the print was once attached to a mat. On verso, surface paper has been removed where the print was once attached to a mat on 4 sides. |
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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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