Woman Holding a Towel
手拭いを持つ女
- Date:
- 1920
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
- Source:
- Honolulu Museum of Art
手拭いを持つ女
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 holds a white cotton towel, her body freshly bathed and her skin still flushed from the hot water. The simplicity of the composition focuses attention on the beauty of the figure and the luminous quality of the flesh tones. The white towel provides a bright accent that contrasts with the warm tones of the skin and the dark mass of hair.
$17,000
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Woman Holding a Towel (手拭いを持つ女) was created by Hashiguchi Goyo (橋口五葉) in 1920.
Woman Holding a Towel was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1920).
Woman Holding a Towel depicts bijin-ga.
