$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.
Face No. 5 (1991) belongs to Hagiwara's Face series, which explored the human countenance as a zone of abstract form and psychological projection. The numbered series suggests sustained investigation: each face a different configuration of the same elements — eyes, nose, mouth — arranged to convey psychological state through compositional means rather than realistic portraiture. By 1991, Hagiwara's carving technique had achieved maximum expressive economy, and the faces from this period distill the human presence to its most essential formal constituents.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Face No. 5 was created by Hideo Hagiwara (萩原英雄) in 1991.
Face No. 5 depicts figures, portraits, and abstract.
Face No. 5 measures 59.7 × 48.7 cm.
