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A woodblock print by Tagawa Ken, a sosaku hanga artist who carved and printed his own works in keeping with the creative print movement's founding principles. Tagawa's prints reflect a commitment to the direct, handmade quality that distinguishes sosaku hanga from the collaborative shin hanga process. By controlling every stage—drawing, carving, and printing—he maintained an unbroken connection between initial concept and final impression. The visible evidence of hand labor in the carved lines and printed surfaces gives his work a warmth and individuality that mechanically reproduced images cannot replicate.