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| Artist: | Kawano Kaoru (1916-1965) — 河野薫 |
| Title: | Short Hair (Tanpotsu) |
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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): | Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 34246 |
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| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
JAPANESE WOODBLOCK kaoru kawano signed
Paper size: 11 3/8" x 16 ¾"
Sosaka hanga woodblock print by Kaoru Kawano, of an onion shaped woodland nymph, signed and sealed by Kawano in the image. Mica was used in printing. There is some yellowing on the reverse, no other condition problems. Scanned in two parts there, is no center crease.
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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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