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Longing at Kagosaka by Hideo Hagiwara — Japanese Woodblock print, ink and color on paper, 1981–86

Longing at Kagosaka

by Hideo Hagiwara

Sōsaku-hanga
LandscapesMount FujiMountains
Date:
1981–86
Medium:
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Dimensions:
35.4 × 46.7 cm
Edition:
Self-printed

Description

Longing at Kagosaka (1981–86) — Kagosaka being a pass or hillside location in the Fuji region — captures the peculiar emotional quality of a landscape view that inspires a reaching toward something not quite attainable. The "longing" of the title introduces a psychological dimension to what might otherwise be simply a landscape print, and the specific location grounds this emotion in a real place where Hagiwara apparently experienced it. The sosaku-hanga artist's freedom to title his own work allowed him this kind of subjective-confessional framing that the commercial print world discouraged.

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Featured in Collections

Curated cross-cuts that include this print.

Mount Fuji in Japanese Woodblock PrintsSōsaku-Hanga: The Creative-Print MovementMeisho-e: Famous-Place Prints

Frequently Asked Questions

Longing at Kagosaka was created by Hideo Hagiwara (萩原英雄) in 1981–86.

Longing at Kagosaka depicts landscapes, mount fuji, and mountains.

Longing at Kagosaka measures 35.4 × 46.7 cm.