Goyo completed only 14 woodblock print designs before his death in 1921, making every genuine impression extraordinarily rare. His bijin-ga are among the most refined of the entire shin-hanga movement. "Woman at the Bath" achieved $40,075 at Bonhams New York in 2020; Sotheby's estimates of $15,000–$25,000 are typical for top examples.
Two female bathers — one kneeling and giving herself a pedicure, the other seated and examining her reflection in a mirror — a composition from the seventh month of Taisho 9 (1920) that presents two intimate acts of self-care simultaneously. The dual composition creates a visual conversation between the two women and between two modes of self-attention: the downward-directed focus of the pedicure versus the forward-directed gaze of the mirror. Goyo's rendering of the bath space and its private rituals achieves documentary intimacy without voyeuristic intrusion.
Mutsu Tsuta onsen
1919
Color woodblock print; oban
1943
Color woodblock print
Autumn 1920
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
1924
Color woodblock print
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Two Female Bathers, One Kneeling and Giving Herself a Pedicure, One Seated and Looking at Her Reflection in a Mirror, Taishô period, dated 1918 (7th month of Taishô 9) was created by Hashiguchi Goyo (橋口五葉) in Taishô period, 1912-1926.
Two Female Bathers, One Kneeling and Giving Herself a Pedicure, One Seated and Looking at Her Reflection in a Mirror, Taishô period, dated 1918 (7th month of Taishô 9) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (Taishô period, 1912-1926).
Two Female Bathers, One Kneeling and Giving Herself a Pedicure, One Seated and Looking at Her Reflection in a Mirror, Taishô period, dated 1918 (7th month of Taishô 9) depicts nude, figures, and bijin-ga.
