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Shamyris, Shôwa period, dated 1965? by Hideo Hagiwara — Japanese Woodblock print

Shamyris, Shôwa period, dated 1965?

by Hideo Hagiwara

Sōsaku-hanga
MusicFiguresMythology
Medium:
Woodblock print
Image courtesy of
Harvard Art Museum

Description

A stark black-and-white woodblock print of a bald, bare-chested man hunched forward over a lute-like stringed instrument, his large hands cradling its round black body and neck. The figure is rendered in bold, simplified outlines against a plain white ground, with dense black cross-hatching and texture filling the instrument's body. Titled *Shamyris, Shôwa period, dated 1965?*, by Hideo Hagiwara.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Shamyris, Shôwa period, dated 1965? was created by Hideo Hagiwara (萩原英雄).

Shamyris, Shôwa period, dated 1965? depicts music, figures, and mythology.