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ITEM SPECIFICS
- Artist: Kaoru Kawano
- Artist Dates: 1916–1965
- Title: Girl & Plum Blossom
- Alternate Title: Girl and Plum Blossom / Plum and Young Girl
- Date: Circa 1960
- Medium: Color Woodblock Print
- Style: Sosaku-hanga / Modern Japanese
- Subject: Girl / Plum Blossoms
- Country/Region of Origin: Japan
- Approx. Print Dimensions: 8.25\" x 11.25\"
- Framed: Yes
- Frame Maker Mark: Watanabe Frame Maker, Japan
- Period: Showa Period
- Condition: Print appears good
- ARTWORK DETAILS
Ronin Gallery documents an exact example of Girl and Plum Blossom with the following specifications:
- Artist: Kaoru Kawano
- Date: Circa 1960
- Medium: Woodblock print
- Dimensions: 11.25\" H x 8.25\" W
- Artist identification: Kaoru
- Known examples may bear a black circular artist seal on the reverse
The dimensions of this example correspond exactly to the documented gallery example.
Because this print remains framed, the reverse of the actual sheet has not been examined and any verso seal or additional markings cannot presently be confirmed.
CONDITION DESCRIPTION
The woodblock print itself appears to be in good overall condition and presents well.
The reverse of the wooden frame bears a maker\'s mark reading “Watanabe Frame Maker Japan.”
Please note that this Watanabe marking is on the frame and is being described as framing provenance only. We are not representing it as a publisher\'s mark for the woodblock print.
Japanese color woodblock print “Girl & Plum Blossom” by celebrated modern printmaker Kaoru Kawano (1916–1965), dating to approximately 1960.
The composition depicts one of Kawano\'s characteristic stylized young female figures alongside delicate plum blossoms.
Kawano was an important artist of the Japanese sosaku-hanga, or creative-print, movement. His work is particularly recognizable for its simplified modernist figures, restrained palette, and deliberate incorporation of the natural wood grain into the finished image.
Children, young women, birds, flowers, and animals were recurring subjects throughout his career.
This print measures approximately 8.25\" x 11.25\", which exactly corresponds with a documented example of Girl and Plum Blossom currently held by specialist Japanese print dealer Ronin Gallery.
The back of the frame is marked:
“Watanabe Frame Maker Japan”
This is an interesting period framing detail and suggests the piece was framed in Japan, although the mark should not be confused with a publisher\'s seal on the actual print.
A particularly attractive and approachable example of Kawano\'s modern Japanese figure work.
Key Features
- Kaoru Kawano, 1916–1965
- Girl & Plum Blossom
- Circa 1960
- Japanese color woodblock print
- Sosaku-hanga / modern Japanese printmaking
- Approx. 8.25\" x 11.25\"
- Dimensions match documented specialist-gallery example
- Classic Kawano female figure subject
- Plum blossom composition
- Natural woodgrain incorporated into design
- Framed in Japan
- Watanabe Frame Maker Japan mark on frame
- Print presents well
- Existing frame has substantial storage/transport wear
INCLUDED
- Kaoru Kawano “Girl & Plum Blossom” woodblock print
