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| Artist: | Kawano Kaoru (1916-1965) — 河野薫 |
| Title: | Small Bird |
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| Date of first edition?: | 1950 (in the decade of) |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Self |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Self |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
| Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Large Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Double Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 34116 |
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| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Original Japanese woodblock print on a fibrous white paper of a girl with a bird in her hand by Kaoru Kawano (1916-1965). Signed in pencil at the lower left of the image ?Kaoru Kawano? and sealed just to the left with a red rectangular seal. DIMENSIONS: Image 14 7/8 x 10 1/8 inches; sheet size 16 ? x 11 ? inches. CONDITION: Very good; ever so slightly toned or light struck. Relic mounting tape across the top back edge. |
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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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