Chikubu Island
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
Typical Price
$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.
Description
Chikubu Island — the small sacred island in the northern end of Lake Biwa, home to Hogonji Temple and Tsukubusuma Shrine — appears in Hagiwara's work as both a landscape subject and a site of spiritual resonance. The island's isolation in the vast lake, its densely forested slopes rising from the water, and its ancient religious sites made it one of Biwa's most atmospheric locations. Hagiwara's print likely captures the island's characteristic combination of natural grandeur and sacred concentration, rendered with his distinctive carved surface technique.
More Prints by Hideo Hagiwara
More Landscapes Prints
Lake Kugushi in Wakasa Province (Wakasa Kugushiko), from the series Souvenirs of Travel I (Tabi miyage dai isshu)"
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Autumn Maple Leaves at Takao, from the album Eight Views of Kyoto (Kyôto hakkei)
Woodblock print
The Beach at Kaiganji in Sanuki Province (Sanuki Kaiganji no hama), from the series "Collection of Views of Japan II, Kansai Edition (Nihon fukei shu II Kansai hen)"
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
Tea Kettle, section of a sheet from the series "Mirror of Stone Rubbings of Views of the Provinces" (Kohon meihitsu ishizuri kagami)
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Featured in Collections
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Frequently Asked Questions
Chikubu Island was created by Hideo Hagiwara (萩原英雄).
Chikubu Island depicts landscapes, temples & shrines, and rivers & lakes.