Japanese Print by Hashiguchi Goyo, 橋口五葉 (Hashiguchi Goyo (橋口五葉))

Like its companion entry, this print is catalogued generically under the artist's name (橋口五葉, Hashiguchi Goyo) without an established individual title. Works catalogued in this manner frequently appear in auction and museum records when a specific design has not been matched to a documented published title, or when an impression departs in some way from the standard catalogue entry. Within Goyo's small body of work, such prints may represent undocumented early designs, rejected states of known compositions, or prints produced for private circulation rather than commercial publication. Goyo's signature practice of self-publishing — overseeing carvers and printers directly rather than working through a commercial publisher — means that proofs and trial impressions occasionally survive without formal titles. The print's subject matter, given the balance of Goyo's output, is most likely a bijin-ga from his 1915–1921 active period.