Portrait of the Poet Hagiwara Sakutaro (1886–1942), Author of “Ice Island,” 1943
- Date:
- 1943
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Edition:
- Self-printed
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
"Portrait of the Poet Hagiwara Sakutaro, Author of Ice Island, 1943" is Onchi's 1943 original version of this definitive portrait — printed while Hagiwara was still recently dead (he died in 1942) and while Japan was engaged in the Pacific War. The portrait was made in the spirit of memorial and tribute, Onchi's formal resources fully mobilized to honor a poet whose work he deeply admired. This first edition of the portrait would be reprinted multiple times after Onchi's own death, becoming one of the most reproduced works in the [sosaku-hanga](/glossary/sosaku-hanga) tradition.
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.
Portrait of the Poet Hagiwara Sakutaro (1886–1942), Author of “Ice Island,” 1943 was created by Onchi Koshiro (恩地孝四郎) in 1943.
Portrait of the Poet Hagiwara Sakutaro (1886–1942), Author of “Ice Island,” 1943 depicts landscapes and portraits.
