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Play Ground (2), Shôwa period, dated 1964 by Hideo Hagiwara — Japanese Woodblock print

Play Ground (2), Shôwa period, dated 1964

by Hideo Hagiwara

Medium:
Woodblock print
Image courtesy of
Harvard Art Museum

Description

An abstract composition dominated by deep green, with clusters of small dots forming loose circular and radiating patterns in turquoise, pale blue, and orange scattered across the surface. The dots vary in density, some grouped into starburst-like rings while others trail off individually, giving the surface a speckled, textured feel. Woodblock print titled "Play Ground (2)," Shôwa period, dated 1964, by Hideo Hagiwara.

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Play Ground (2), Shôwa period, dated 1964 was created by Hideo Hagiwara (萩原英雄).

Play Ground (2), Shôwa period, dated 1964 depicts children, daily life, and abstract.