About This Print
I do not know how many prints are in the Shadow series and I have only seen seven of them, Shadow 5, 6, 9, 10 and 13 and the two prints in this collection, Shadow 11 and 12. I assume that all prints in this series use the motif of a newspaper background with superimposed silhouetted figures. The newspaper background is mirrored, leading me to wonder whether Hagiwara somehow incorporated actual newsprint into the block. I have seen some descriptions for prints in this series stating they are woodblock and multimedia, but for the two prints in this collection they appear to be traditional woodblock.
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Print Details
| IHL Catalog | #560 |
| Title or Description | 影法師 No. 12 Shadow No. 12 [as inscribed on print] [kagebōshi No. 12] |
| Series | Shadow 影法師 kagebōshi |
| Artist | Hagiwara Hideo (1913 - 2007) |
| Signature | hideo hagiwara - pencil signed by artist in English in lower left margin |
| Seal | |
| Publication Date | 1972 |
| Edition | 5 of 50 |
| Publisher | self-published |
| Carver | self-carved |
| Printer | self-printed |
| Impression | excellent |
| Colors | excellent |
| Condition | good - light handling and printing creases; light stains; some discoloration and foxing speckles |
| Genre | sosaku hanga (creative print) |
| Miscellaneous | Shadow No. 9 (1984,1019,0.6) and No. 10 (1986,0321,0.208) are in collection of British Museum; Shadow No. 7 (P00864) and No. 10 (P00865) are in collection of The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo |
| Format | |
| H x W Paper | 19 1/2 x 30 1/2 in. (49.5 x 77.5 cm) |
| H x W Image | 16 3/8 x 26 1/2 in. (41.6 x 67.3 cm) |
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