Number 5 (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 fifth and final print in the 1969 numbered series, this work concludes the systematic studio investigation of that year. As the culminating statement of the series, Number 5 would bear the implicit weight of all that preceded it — either a synthesis of the compositional ideas developed through Numbers 1 through 4, or a final departure that reframes the earlier works in retrospect. The complete five-print series represents one of the most structured chapters of Takasawa's career.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Number 5 (1) was created by Takasawa Keiichi (高沢圭一) in 1969.
Number 5 (1) depicts figures, bijin-ga, and portraits.
