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Dancing figure - Kamuro

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Dancing figure - Kamuro
by Kawano Kaoru (1916-1965)

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Artist: Kawano Kaoru (1916-1965) 河野薫
Title: Dancing figure - Kamuro
Series: 
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
Format (this edition): Double Oban
DB artwork code: 38633
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
Notes (this edition)?
The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:

Thursday, 22 June 2006

商品名 本物 幻の版画家【河野薫】作 『かむろ』 木版画
寸法 額サイズ:57.2×75.4㎝ 本紙サイズ:46.3×60.3㎝
状態説明 大変素晴しい物をお預りいたしました。    昭和30年代を駆け抜け、49歳という若さで早世した幻の版画家、河野薫の作品です。    『かむろ』という題の作品はまるで舞妓が京の町屋の中を駆け抜けているようです。   可愛らしく、愛らしさのある作品です。    棟方志功、斉藤清との出会いに影響を受けながらも独自の世界を切り開き、日本よりもむしろ海外の愛好家によって認められています。  その作風は単純化された中にも、愛情あふれた独特の少女像を展開しています。    この作品もその画風が見られ、河野薫記念館と言うホームページでも紹介されている貴重な作品です。   もちろん本物です

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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