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| Artist: | Kawano Kaoru (1916-1965) — 河野薫 |
| Title: | Dancing figure - Kamuro |
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| Date of first edition?: | circa 1950-1970 |
| 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: | 38631 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
Title Dancing Figure - Kamuro
hand signed, limited edition
Artist Kaoru Kawano 1916-1965
Signature "Kaoru Kawano" in pencil on the bottom margin. "Kaoru Kawano" in pencil under the red seal (difficult to see).
Seal Artist's seal.
Dated Ca. 1945 - 50s.
Edition Size 300
Description "Kamuro" ("Dancing Figure"). "Kamuro" is an attendant for a courtesan. Here, she is showing her skill of the traditional dances.
Note "Self carved and self printed; Kaoru Kawano" is printed on a strip of paper and pasted on the back with an artist's seal.
Width Item 17.9 inches = 45.5 cm
Height Item 23.8 inches = 60.5 cm |
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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:
Tuesday, 8 November 2005
Kawano Kaoru
(Japanese 1916-1965)
Japanese woodblock
Titled Dancing figure (KAMURO)
Numbered 99/300
Approx. Size 17 1/2" by 23 1/2"
Double signed
Once in pencil on margin and also bottom right in woodblock
Self-carved, Self-printed label on reverse
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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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