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Woman applying makeup (Powdering) by Hashiguchi Goyo — Japanese Woodblock print

Woman applying makeup (Powdering)

by Hashiguchi Goyo

Medium:
Woodblock print
Image courtesy of
The Art of Japan

Description

A woman with dark hair pinned up is shown from the chest up, her bare shoulder and upper chest exposed as a red kimono patterned with small white florets slips down her arms. She holds a small dark rectangular compact or case in both hands, tilting her head slightly downward as she looks at it against a plain pale grey background. The palette is limited to red, black, white, and skin tones. Woodblock print, "Woman applying makeup (Powdering)," by Hashiguchi Goyo, year unknown.

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Woman applying makeup (Powdering) was created by Hashiguchi Goyo (橋口五葉).