Woman in Summer Kimono (Natsu yosôi no musume), Taishô period, dated 1920
- Date:
- Taishô period, 1912-1926
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
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 in summer kimono — "natsu yosoi no musume" — from the Taisho period (1920), one of Goyo's summer bijin subjects in which the lightweight, translucent fabric of the seasonal garment created both compositional challenge and expressive opportunity. The summer kimono's transparency reveals the figure beneath it without fully exposing it, creating the kind of delicate tension between concealment and disclosure that Goyo managed with extraordinary taste. The bijin-ga and summer tags confirm its participation in the seasonal beautiful-women tradition.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Woman in Summer Kimono (Natsu yosôi no musume), Taishô period, dated 1920 was created by Hashiguchi Goyo (橋口五葉) in Taishô period, 1912-1926.
Woman in Summer Kimono (Natsu yosôi no musume), Taishô period, dated 1920 was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (Taishô period, 1912-1926).
Woman in Summer Kimono (Natsu yosôi no musume), Taishô period, dated 1920 depicts bijin-ga and summer.
