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| Artist: | Kawano Kaoru (1916-1965) — 河野薫 |
| Title: | Young Girl (Shell) — 少女（貝殻） |
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| Date of first edition?: | Not set |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Self |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Self |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 33899 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
| The double-oban version was published in 1958, and is a mirror-image of this scene. The Japanese title is "Young Girl (Shell)" but the English title is just "Shell". |
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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:
This is a Kaoru Kawano original signed woodblock. It is signed in pencil beneath the stamp on the block. The image is 10 1/8" x 14 7/8". The margins are 3/4" left, 1 1/8" right 5/8" top, 5/8" bottom. It is of a girl in a shell. The colors are tan and black and a pastel peach and light blue in a very pleasing color combination. It is in excellent condition. The print is not laid down. It is framed with a neutral matt. The frame is only in fair condition. The finished size is 16" x 21 1/4"
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| Artist Bio: |
Kaoru Kawano was a very popular artist for his distinctively styled depictions of figures, especially children. He uses the wood grain patterns to lender the textures and the mood to the works.
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