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| Artist: | Kawano Kaoru (1916-1965) — 河野薫 |
| Title: | Gentle Breeze |
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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): | Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 32496 |
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| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
A WONDERFUL MODERN JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT BY KAWANO KAORU (1916-1965). IT IS A LIVELY PRINT OF A CHILD WITH HAIR FLOWING IN THE WIND. THE PRINT HAS THE ARTISTS' SEAL ON THE FACE AND TWO OTHER ROUND SEALS ON THE REVERSE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER. THE WOODCUT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH VIVID COLORS AND HAS NOT BEEN TRIMMED. THE ONLY FLAWS ARE TAPE MARKS ON THE REVERSE UPPER EDGE CENTER AND CORNERS WHICH DO NOT AFFECT THE PRINT. THIS WOODBLOCK COMES UNMATTED, UNFRAMED AND MEASURES 11" X 16 1/2".
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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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