As Darkness Leaves
- Date:
- 1990–91
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Dimensions:
- 34.6 × 46.8 cm
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
$500–$8,000. Common later works: $500–$2,000. Key value factors: Hagiwara's abstract works are collected by both Japanese print and modern art collectors.
As Darkness Leaves (1990–91) belongs to Hagiwara's mature series exploring the transitional states of light — dawn, dusk, the moment when one quality of illumination yields to another. The title describes the dissolution of night rather than the arrival of morning, focusing on the negative space of the darkness as it retreats rather than the positive fact of the approaching light. Hagiwara's carved surfaces, which could suggest both the texture of darkness and the grain of light, were ideally suited to such transitional subjects.
Woodblock print
Teradomari no yau
1921
Color woodblock print; oban
![Mount Fuji on a Moonlit Night, Kawai Bridge (Tsukiyo no Fuji [Kawaibashi]), from the series "Selection of Views of the Tokaido (Tokaido fukei senshu)" by Kawase Hasui](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/d0960668-1e73-339a-b182-fb995a54bff0/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
1947
Color woodblock print; oban
March 1933
Color woodblock print; oban
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
As Darkness Leaves was created by Hideo Hagiwara (萩原英雄) in 1990–91.
As Darkness Leaves depicts night scenes and abstract.
As Darkness Leaves measures 34.6 × 46.8 cm.
