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| Artist: | Kawano Kaoru (1916-1965) — 河野薫 |
| Title: | Fan |
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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: | 39283 |
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| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Sunday, 13 February 2011
This captivating artwork is an original woodblock print created by Kaoru Kawano, circa 1950(?). It employs the traditional Japanese technique of the woodblock print with modern Asian imagery. This piece is pencil signed, titled, and numbered within the lower margin. It also is signed and stamped within the upper left of the image. This piece is titled, “Fan” and is number 79(?) of an edition of 150. The image measures approximately 22.25” x 15.25” on paper that measures approximately 23.75” x 18.” This piece is in fine original condition with only minor imperfections such as four tiny pin holes in the corners, light soiling in the top margin, and minor rippling of the paper. |
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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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