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 folding a kimono — a posthumous edition from 1953 preserving one of Goyo's most quietly domestic compositions, the figure engaged in the careful, deliberate process of folding the complex garment. Folding a kimono correctly was a skilled task requiring knowledge of the garment's construction and a practiced hand: the garment had to be folded along specific lines to prevent creasing the decorated fabric. Goyo renders this act of domestic care with the same attentiveness he brought to his more conventionally beautiful subjects.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Woman Folding a Kimono was created by Hashiguchi Goyo (橋口五葉) in 1953.
Woman Folding a Kimono was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1953).
Woman Folding a Kimono depicts figures, bijin-ga, and daily life.
Woman Folding a Kimono measures 26.5 × 38.9 cm (Oban format).
