“The sent of the wind”

Despite the title's spelling — 'sent' for 'scent' is a common transcription error in dealer listings of his work — this print belongs to Mibugawa's group of atmospheric landscapes that take an invisible quality of place as their nominal subject. The image likely shows a field, lane, or coastal stretch in which movement is implied by the bend of grasses, the angle of branches, or the run of clouds, rather than depicted directly. Mibugawa's mokuhanga technique on washi favours soft pastel bokashi over crisp outlines, so wind in his prints tends to register as tonal drift rather than graphic mark-making. The work sits alongside 'Silence' and 'Spring breeze in rice field' as part of a sensory-titled group within his catalogue. Carved and printed at Unsōdō in Kyoto, it reflects his unusual position straddling the publisher-led shin-hanga model and the sōsaku-hanga ethos of the artist working all three roles of designer, carver, and printer.