Mask O
- Date:
- 20th century
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
$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.
Mask O from the mid-twentieth century represents an early entry in Hagiwara's mask series — the "O" designation suggesting either the fifteenth in an alphabetical sequence or a specific stylistic variant of the mask form. The mask as a subject occupied Hagiwara across multiple decades, and his early treatments established the formal vocabulary that his numbered and lettered variants would develop. The mask's combination of human reference and formal abstraction made it one of his most consistently productive subjects.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Mask O was created by Hideo Hagiwara (萩原英雄) in 20th century.
Mask O depicts portraits and abstract.
