![Woman after a Bath [Portrait of Kodaira Tomi] by Hashiguchi Goyo — Japanese Color woodblock print, 1920](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/b1e5a024-a7d2-2547-17b0-b81baad38073/full/843,/0/default.jpg)
Woman after a Bath [Portrait of Kodaira Tomi]
- Date:
- 1920
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Art Institute of Chicago
Goyo's preparatory drawings and studies are collector items in their own right, revealing his meticulous process. With only 14 completed woodblock print designs, any documented original material commands scholarly and collector interest. Values depend heavily on provenance and authentication.
A woman after a bath — identified as a portrait of Kodaira Tomi — in one of Goyo's most celebrated 1920 compositions, the named model giving the work the specificity of a portrait rather than a generalized bijin-ga. Kodaira Tomi appears in several of Goyo's works, her distinctive physiognomy recognizable across different compositions, and the consistency with which Goyo returns to specific models rather than anonymous figures reflects his commitment to observed, individual femininity. Color woodblock print with characteristic bokashi shading.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Woman after a Bath [Portrait of Kodaira Tomi] was created by Hashiguchi Goyo (橋口五葉) in 1920.
Woman after a Bath [Portrait of Kodaira Tomi] was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1920).
Woman after a Bath [Portrait of Kodaira Tomi] depicts portraits.
