Woman at her Toilet
- Date:
- 1918
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
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 at her toilet — engaged in the composite process of grooming and self-preparation that the Japanese phrase "oshiroi wo nuru" encapsulates — one of Goyo's 1918 bijin-ga subjects. The "toilet" in the classical sense means the complete process of dressing and adorning, and Goyo's women-at-toilette subjects document this process in its various stages: makeup application, hair arrangement, underrobe donning, kimono adjustment. This 1918 work precedes his most celebrated production but already demonstrates his extraordinary technical refinement.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Woman at her Toilet was created by Hashiguchi Goyo (橋口五葉) in 1918.
Woman at her Toilet was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1918).
Woman at her Toilet depicts bijin-ga.
