Woman after the Bath (Yokugo no onna)
- Date:
- 1920
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Honolulu Museum of Art
Description
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.
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$600
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Frequently Asked Questions
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.