Japanese Woodblock Prints | Including the Sokolov Collection
Japanese Woodblock Prints | Including the Sokolov Collection
The Sokolov Collection
Hagiwara Hideo (1913-2007) Three woodblock prints, Showa period, 20th century
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May 28, 04:27 PM GMT
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2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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The Sokolov Collection
Hagiwara Hideo (1913-2007)
Three woodblock prints
Showa period, 20th century
The group comprising:
- After the Rain (Ame agaru), from the series Gleanings of Mount Fuji (Kobore Fuji), signed Hideo Hagiwara in pencil in roman script, 1998, edition number 14/100
- Composition F (Sakuhin F), signed Hideo Hagiwara in pencil in roman letters and in Japnaese, circa 1955, edition number 194/200
- Kaleidoscrope in the Night (Yoru no mangekyo), signed Hideo in pencil in roman letters, limited edition of 60, the print in the original presentation folder, with title slip
The first: 40 x 53 cm.
The second: 38 x 48 cm.
The third: 18 x 26 cm.
Hideo Hagiwara was born in Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture. He first studied oil painting and in 1938 graduated from the Oil Painting Section of the Tokyo School of Fine Arts. While there he also took a woodblock printing course and after graduation joined the Takamizawa Woodblock Print Company as a quality controller where he learnt print techniques. Conscripted into the army in 1943, his experiences during the war impacted his health to such an extent that he was bedridden from 1945-48, during which time he studied creative woodblock printing. In 1956 he had his first solo exhibition of prints at the Yoseido Gallery, Tokyo, and also had a print accepted for the Japanese Print Association exhibition. His international reputation grew as a result of his move into abstraction from 1958 and he has been recognised as an innovator in both technique and style. For further reading go to: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG1365
His work has entered many international museum collections including:
The Art Institute of Chicago, go to: https://www.artic.edu/artists/34798/hagiwara-hideo
The British Museum, go to “related objects” under: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG1365