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Woman Drying Her Hair by Hashiguchi Goyo — Japanese Color woodblock print, 1920

Woman Drying Her Hair

髪を乾かす女

by Hashiguchi Goyo

Shin-hanga
FiguresBijin-gaPortraits
Date:
1920
Medium:
Color woodblock print
Format:
Oban
Edition:
Published by Watanabe Shozaburo

Description

A woman stands drying her long hair after bathing, the dark tresses spread out over a bamboo frame. The print captures a moment of unhurried domestic routine with the elevated aesthetic sensibility that characterizes all of Goyo''s work. The cascade of wet hair and the woman''s graceful posture create a composition of flowing lines and subtle curves.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Woman Drying Her Hair (髪を乾かす女) was created by Hashiguchi Goyo (橋口五葉) in 1920.

Woman Drying Her Hair was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1920).

Woman Drying Her Hair depicts figures, bijin-ga, and portraits.