Phaethon, Shôwa period, dated 1965?

Phaethon in this Showa-period undated version represents one of Hagiwara's extended treatments of the mythological figure beyond the main 1965 portfolio. The myth's spectacular visual potential — fire, flight, and catastrophic fall — continued to attract him as a subject for the dramatic, high-contrast compositions his carved woodblock surfaces enabled. The undated version may differ from the portfolio print in scale, medium treatment, or compositional focus, exploring the Phaethon myth from a different angle than the original.