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| Artist: | Kawano Kaoru (1916-1965) — 河野薫 |
| Title: | Conversation — 話 |
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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 |
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Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Double Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Double Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 37414 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Entitled in the bottom margin in pencil "話" in Japanese and "Conversation" in English. The edition size is 100 prints.
There is also a large-oban-sized version of this scene. |
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| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Saturday, 19 March 2005
Offered for your consideration is this very attractive vintage woodblock by Japanese artist Kaoru Kawano. The handsome and nicely made wood frame measures 23 3/4" x 30 3/4. The subject measures 16" x 22 3/4" and is marked (signed) in pencil: 15/100 CONVERSATION KAORU KAWANO. The print has not been removed from the frame; to do so would require destroying the original period frame. The overall condition is VERY GOOD!! The only issue that merits mentioning is upon close examination one can see VERY LIGHT foxing spots (SMALL, light brown spots) in the white areas……it's not a serious matter, just be aware. Overall it's a crisp, clean woodblock with excellent color! Remember that the print is under glass, so any distorations and/or issues that you may think you see it is simply light reflectioning from the glass. I have provided several digital images to give you a fairly good idea as to what is being offered and the overall condition.
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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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