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.
A woman after the bath — "yokugo no onna" — one of the category-defining works of Goyo's mature period, the female figure in the post-bath state of damp hair and loose clothing that was his most celebrated and intimate subject. The title's use of the classical vocabulary of bijin-ga — the bathed woman as a subject category — connects Goyo's work to the Utamaro tradition he simultaneously honored and transformed. His version is distinguished by the quality of observation: this is a specific woman in a specific moment, not an idealized type.
$600
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.
Woman after the Bath (Yokugo no onna) was created by Hashiguchi Goyo (橋口五葉) in 1920.
Woman after the Bath (Yokugo no onna) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1920).
Woman after the Bath (Yokugo no onna) depicts nude, figures, and bijin-ga.
