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Woman Holding a Towel by Hashiguchi Goyo — Japanese Color woodblock print, 1920

Woman Holding a Towel

手拭いを持つ女

by Hashiguchi Goyo

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

Description

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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.