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Venus and Adonis, from the portfolio Girisha shinwa (Greek Mythology)


Hagiwara Hideo, Venus and Adonis, from the portfolio Girisha shinwa (Greek Mythology), 1966, woodblock print on paper, Gift of John Henry Rock, © unknown, research required, 90.40.11

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Title

Venus and Adonis, from the portfolio Girisha shinwa (Greek Mythology)

Related Titles

original language; inscribed: ヴィナスとアドニス Venus and Adonis

portfolio (original language): ギリシャ神話

portfolio (translated): Greek Mythology

portfolio (transliterated): Girisha shinwa

transliterated: Winasu to Adonisu, Venus and Adonis

Artist

Hagiwara Hideo (Japanese, 1913-2007)

Date

1966

Period

Japan: Shōwa period (1926-1989)

Medium

woodblock print on paper

Edition

12/50

Dimensions (H x W x D)

image: 15 3/16 in x 21 in; sheet: 17 7/8 in x 23 13/16 in

Inscriptions & Markings

edition: 12/50, graphite, bottom margin, right

title: ヴィナスとアドニス / Venus and Adonis, graphite, bottom margin, center Transliteration: Winasu to Adonisu / Venus and Adonis Language: Japanese; English

signature: hideo hagiwara, graphite, bottom margin, left

Collection Area

Asian Art; Graphic Arts

Category

Prints

Japanese Modern Prints

Object Type

relief print

Culture

Japanese

Credit Line

Gift of John Henry Rock

Accession Number

90.40.11

Copyright

© unknown, research required

Terms

Adonis

Japanese woodblock prints

mythology

relief printing

relief prints

Showa

Venus

woodcuts

woodcut

Description

While he took inspiration for much of his work from traditional Japanese themes, Hagiwara traveled extensively and embraced Western influences as well. These black-and-white images [see also Related Artwork 81.81.615] from the artist's forty-two print Greek Mythology portfolio look similar to Pablo Picasso's etchings of Greek mythological figures from the 1930s.

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