Man in Armor No. 12
- Date:
- 1962
- Medium:
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Dimensions:
- 91.1 × 60.3 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.
Man in Armor No. 12 (1962) belongs to Hagiwara's early series of warrior figures, in which traditional Japanese armor — lacquered plates, laced cords, crested helmet — was treated as an abstract formal system as much as a historical subject. The armor's overlapping plates and complex surface patterns provided his carved woodblock with material ideally suited to his investigation of texture and layered structure. The warrior series placed him in dialogue with the long tradition of Japanese warrior art while using the [sosaku-hanga](/glossary/sosaku-hanga) medium's freedom to push toward abstraction.
Woodblock print
c. 1828/30
Color woodblock print; surimono
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Man in Armor No. 12 was created by Hideo Hagiwara (萩原英雄) in 1962.
Man in Armor No. 12 depicts warriors.
Man in Armor No. 12 measures 91.1 × 60.3 cm.
