Moorland
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- wbp
Description
Moorland renders the open, treeless landscape of high moorland — the kind of terrain found in Japan's mountain regions, above the tree line but below the bare rock, covered in grasses, sedge, and low shrubs that turn golden in autumn and white in winter. Hagiwara's treatment of the moorland used his carved surfaces to capture the particular texture of the landscape — neither smooth nor dramatically rough, but endlessly varied in its subtle topography. The moorland's expanse and relative emptiness gave the composition a spaciousness unusual in his more texturally dense work.
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Autumn Maple Leaves at Takao, from the album Eight Views of Kyoto (Kyôto hakkei)
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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)"
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Tea Kettle, section of a sheet from the series "Mirror of Stone Rubbings of Views of the Provinces" (Kohon meihitsu ishizuri kagami)
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Frequently Asked Questions
Moorland was created by Hideo Hagiwara (萩原英雄).
Moorland depicts landscapes, autumn foliage, and mountains.