Bijin 2
- Date:
- Not set
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Japanese Art Open Database
With only 14 completed designs, all Goyo prints are intrinsically scarce. Non-bijin subjects (landscapes, still life) tend toward the lower end of his market but remain far above typical shin-hanga prices. Christie's estimated his "Mount Ibuki in Snow" at $5,000–$10,000 in early 2026.
A bijin study — one of the graphite or woodblock preparatory images that Goyo produced in large numbers as he developed his compositions. The "Bijin 2" designation suggests an archival rather than artistic title, likely assigned to distinguish this work from similar compositions in a collection. Even without a definitive subject identification, the work belongs to Goyo's central project of creating a new kind of bijin-ga: one grounded in specific observation of real women rather than the idealized types of the ukiyo-e tradition.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Bijin 2 was created by Hashiguchi Goyo (橋口五葉) in Not set.
Bijin 2 was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (Not set).
Bijin 2 depicts bijin-ga.
