Two Birds — 双鳥
by Kawano Kaoru (1916-1965)

Original caretaker of this artwork: Private collector

	Artist:	Kawano Kaoru (1916-1965) — 河野薫
	Title:	Two Birds — 双鳥
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	1950 (in the decade of)
	Date of this artwork?:	1950s (may not be accurate)
	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:	44468
	Notes (first edition)?:	Edition of only 50 prints, so probably one of Kawano's early works. As usual there is also a smaller "large oban"-sized version.
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: 技法：木版(自摺自刻シールがシート裏に添付されています。） ナンバー： 46 / 50　　 シートサイズ： 455 x 600 mm　　 イメージサイズ： 420 x 570 mm　　 フレームサイズ： 605 x 755 mm　　 コンディション；経年によるヤケが全体にあります。それ以外は良好。
	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.