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Butterflies — 蝶
by Kawano Kaoru (1916-1965)

Original caretaker of this artwork: Private collector

	Artist:	Kawano Kaoru (1916-1965) — 河野薫
	Title:	Butterflies — 蝶
	Series:
	Date of first edition?:	1960 (prior to)
	Date of this artwork?:	<1960 (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:	45961
	Notes (first edition)?:	There is also a large-oban sized version of this scene (mirror-imaged). Possible dating for this scene from a private collector: My friend and her husband bought two pictures from the artist in about 1959. They knew him at that time in Japan.
	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.