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Young Girl (Shell)

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Young Girl (Shell) — 少女（貝殻）
by Kawano Kaoru (1916-1965)

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Artist: Kawano Kaoru (1916-1965) — 河野薫
Title: Young Girl (Shell) — 少女（貝殻）
Series: 
Date of first edition?: 1958
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: 45814
Notes (first edition)?: 
Edition of 50. The Japanese title is "Young Girl (Shell)" but the English title is just "Shell". The oban version is a mirror-image of this scene.
Notes (this edition)?: 
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.

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