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| Artist: | Kawano Kaoru (1916-1965) — 河野薫 |
| Title: | Hagoromo A |
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| Date of first edition?: | Not set |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Self |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Self |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
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Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Koban
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| Format (this edition): | Koban |
| DB artwork code: | 41095 |
| Notes (first edition)?: |
| Note: the depicted character is a "Hiten" (the Japanese title), celestial maidens that fly around and worship Buddhist gods. The English title "Hagoromo" refers to the magical feather-mantle of a tennin (an aerial spirit or celestial dancer). |
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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:
Friday, 11 April 2008
Rare Kaoru Kawano Japanese Woodblock Print, Pencil Signed Lifetime Strike- Hagoromo
Have not been able to find an image of this print anywhere, but is of similar subject matter as his Hagoromo prints of the 1950-60's.
Very good condition with no visible damage. Unfortunately, the print has been cut and is attached to the back of the matting.
Image is in pristine condition. Woodgrain is visible and strong.
Chuban sized. Pencil signed on lower right. Signed within the print on bottom left.
Image measures 6.75" x just over 3.5". 12.75" x 8.75" framed. Metal frame. Triple matted. Glass is missing. |
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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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