Number 2 (1)
- Date:
- 1969
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Ohmi Gallery
Key value factors: As self-carved and self-printed works, sosaku-hanga value is tied to the artist's reputation and edition size. Larger formats, earlier editions, and historically significant works command the highest prices.
The second in the 1969 numbered series, this print advances the systematic studio investigation that Takasawa was conducting that year. Number 2 would logically develop or contrast with Number 1, whether through a different figure, pose, color arrangement, or compositional strategy. Together, the numbered prints of 1969 form a coherent body of experimental work that documents a specific artistic period within his broader bijin-ga career.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Number 2 (1) was created by Takasawa Keiichi (高沢圭一) in 1969.
Number 2 (1) depicts figures, bijin-ga, and portraits.
