Unknown
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
$500–$8,000. Common later works: $500–$2,000. Key value factors: Hagiwara's abstract works are collected by both Japanese print and modern art collectors.
Cataloged without its original title, this abstract woodblock print by Hideo Hagiwara resides in the collection of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, where it was accessioned as part of their Japanese print holdings. The image file references suggest a connection to the Eight Views of Omi series tradition, though Hagiwara's treatment would have been thoroughly abstract rather than topographical. Japanese artists have revisited the Eight Views subject for centuries, from Hiroshige's literal landscapes to modern reinterpretations that use the theme as a loose framework for personal expression. Hagiwara's version, if indeed related to that tradition, would represent its furthest abstraction: the idea of a famous scenic view distilled into carved blocks and layered pigments that suggest atmosphere without depicting recognizable terrain.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Unknown was created by Hideo Hagiwara (萩原英雄).
Unknown depicts landscapes and abstract.
