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| Artist: | Kawano Kaoru (1916-1965) — 河野薫 |
| Title: | Cat |
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| Date of first edition?: | Not set |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Not Set |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Not Set |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
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Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Not Set
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| Format (this edition): | Not Set |
| DB artwork code: | 33254 |
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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 Lady purchased Five of these Japanese Woodblocks from an Art Gallery in Chicago in the 1960's. I will be listing 2 by Kawano this evening. Japanese Artist Kaoru Kawano WoodBlock Print of a Cat. This Framed Woodblock Print measures approx. 11 3/4" X 9". Image measures approx. 6" X 4 1/2". In Good Condition. Light scuffing of frame, and some light foxing around edge. Professionally Framed. Note the original gallery price slip on back. Red stamp signature near left bottom of image.
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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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