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| Artist: | Kawano Kaoru (1916-1965) — 河野薫 |
| Title: | Mothers Love - Mother and Child — 母と子 |
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| Date of first edition?: | circa 1950-1970 |
| Publisher (first edition)?: | Self |
| Publisher (this edition)?: | Self |
| Medium (first edition): | Woodblock |
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Medium (this edition): | Woodblock |
| Format (first edition): | Large Oban
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| Format (this edition): | Large Oban |
| DB artwork code: | 43981 |
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| The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies:
Hello, I have an original Kaoru Kawano signed limited edition print (87/100) entitled "Mothers Love" as shown in the photos below. It's currently still in it's original framing. Not having been removed from the frame yet, it appears to be in fine condition with minimal toning. The image only size is approx. 12.5" by 18.5" with a frame size of 19.5" by 26". Thanks |
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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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