Woman Filling Basin at the Sink
- Date:
- 1920 (Taishō 9), 7th month
- Medium:
- Woodblock print; ink, color and mica on paper
- Format:
- Oban
- Dimensions:
- 55.3 × 41.8 cm
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Harvard Art Museums
Description
A woman filling a basin at the sink — one of the preparatory bathing subjects from Goyo's July 1920 series, the figure engaged in the act of drawing water before beginning her toilet. The composition is entirely functional in its subject: a woman performing a necessary task, her concentration directed toward the basin rather than toward any consciousness of being observed. Goyo's interest in these unguarded, purposeful moments distinguishes his bijin-ga from the posed, display-oriented compositions of the ukiyo-e tradition.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Woman Filling Basin at the Sink was created by Hashiguchi Goyo (橋口五葉) in 1920 (Taishō 9), 7th month.
Woman Filling Basin at the Sink was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1920 (Taishō 9), 7th month).
Woman Filling Basin at the Sink depicts figures, bijin-ga, and interiors.
Woman Filling Basin at the Sink measures 55.3 × 41.8 cm (Oban format).