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Buddha of Crane — 鶴観音
by Kawano Kaoru (1916-1965)

Original caretaker of this artwork: Private collector

	Artist:	Kawano Kaoru (1916-1965) — 河野薫
	Title:	Buddha of Crane — 鶴観音
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	1960 (in the decade of)
	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:	44880
	Notes (first edition)?:
	Notes (this edition)?:	The following information was taken from the original web listing of this artwork. Note that there may be some inaccuracies: 鶴観音の詳しい大きさ，状態などを添付します。 紙の大きさ：46×60ｃｍ，絵の大きさ37．8×55ｃｍ，エディションは12/300です。 観音の光背(鶴の羽）部分は，木の目を用い，キラ刷りではありません。
	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.