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| Artist: | Kawano Kaoru (1916-1965) — 河野薫 |
| Title: | Dancing Figure (Sagimusume) LE |
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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): | Double Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Double Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 33971 |
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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 beautiful woodblock print was acquired in Japan in the 1950s.
very fine condition... framed in a contempory silver metal frame
Signed in pencil by KAORU KAWANA ... small "seal" with Japanese characters on the left lower part of the print.
along the bottom it states "16/300" and (Japanese character writing) and "DANCING FIGURE (SAGIMUSUME)" and "KAORU KAWANO)".
Image size is 11.5 x 22", size of the frame is 15.5" x 27".
NOTE: there is a shallow fold mark across the bottom left corner of this print…
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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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