Two Women After Bath
- Date:
- designed: 1920 (Taishō 9), July; printed: c. 1950 (Shōwa 25)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print; ink and mica on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 53.6 × 40.6 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Harvard Art Museums
Description
Two women after their bath — printed circa 1950 from Goyo's 1920 designs — a rare composition in which Goyo departs from his usual single-figure bijin-ga to depict two women in relation. The post-bath state — both figures in loose towels or yukata, their hair not yet dressed — creates an atmosphere of genuine intimacy between the two, the shared privacy of the bath experience establishing a rapport that fully clothed public encounters would not permit. Mica and ink on paper give the images their characteristic luminosity.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Two Women After Bath was created by Hashiguchi Goyo (橋口五葉) in designed: 1920 (Taishō 9), July; printed: c. 1950 (Shōwa 25).
Two Women After Bath was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (designed: 1920 (Taishō 9), July; printed: c. 1950 (Shōwa 25)).
Two Women After Bath depicts nude, figures, and bijin-ga.
Two Women After Bath measures 53.6 × 40.6 cm (Oban format).