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Starlit Night No. 6 by Hideo Hagiwara — Japanese Woodblock print, ink and color on paper, 1980

Starlit Night No. 6

by Hideo Hagiwara

Sōsaku-hanga
Night Scenes
Date:
1980
Medium:
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Dimensions:
41.8 × 30 cm
Edition:
Self-printed

Description

Starlit Night No. 6 (1980) renders a night scene defined by stellar illumination rather than moonlight or artificial light — the faint but pervasive glow of stars across a clear night sky, the landscape below them existing in the deepest darkness that Hagiwara's carved surfaces could render. The numbered series (No. 6) suggests sustained investigation of the starlit night from multiple compositional approaches, each print finding a different relationship between the stars' light and the terrestrial darkness they illuminated. The 1980 date marks the work as a mature piece within his fully developed abstract style.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Starlit Night No. 6 was created by Hideo Hagiwara (萩原英雄) in 1980.

Starlit Night No. 6 depicts night scenes.

Starlit Night No. 6 measures 41.8 × 30 cm.