Vintage Japanese Kaoru Kawano Woodblock Art Print Owls
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Welcome to our Sale! This offering is for an Original, Vintage, Signed Woodblock Art Print by the highly Listed Japanese Artist Kaoru Kawano (b 1916 - 1965) . This attractive woodblock print, features a wonderful set of two owls. It comes as shown, in the original period painted wood frame with matting and no glass. It is signed in the image with the artist's red seal . Dimensions: Image Size : 10 1/8" tall by 14 3/8" wide, and overall framed size of: 15 1/8" tall by 19 1/4" wide. The woodblock is Nice original Condition, with normal signs of age and use, including some marks and paint loss in the wood frame. The woodblock has two raised areas extending from the beak areas of the owls which appears to be part of the design. ------------------------------------ Kaoru Kawano (Otaru, Hokkaido, 1916 - Tokyo, 1965) Kaoru Kawano: A fine Sosaku hanga artist, Kaoru Kawano began his art studies at the Kawabata Art School in 1934. His first published woodcuts were accepted by the Japan Print Association (Nihon Hanga Kyokai) in 1944. Shortly afterwards Kawano was unfortunately taken as a prisoner of war and imprisoned in Siberia. He returned to Japan around 1949 and began exhibiting his art with both the Nihon Hanga Kyokai and Kokugakai. Kawano moved permanently to Tokyo in 1958 and participated in numerous international expositions. By
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