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 seated on a cushion before a low dressing table — the mirror and cosmetic implements before her, her posture that of quiet, focused preparation — one of Goyo's 1920 toilet subjects from the seventh month of Taisho 9. The low dressing table (kyodai) was the defining furniture of feminine private space in traditional Japanese life, and Goyo's seated women before their mirrors occupy this charged domestic environment with complete absorption. The cushion beneath the figure adds a quality of domestic comfort to what is also an act of self-construction.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Woman Seated on a Pillow Before a Low Dressing Table, Taishô period, dated 1918 (7th month of Taishô 9) was created by Hashiguchi Goyo (橋口五葉) in Taishô period, 1912-1926.
Woman Seated on a Pillow Before a Low Dressing Table, Taishô period, dated 1918 (7th month of Taishô 9) was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (Taishô period, 1912-1926).
Woman Seated on a Pillow Before a Low Dressing Table, Taishô period, dated 1918 (7th month of Taishô 9) depicts figures, bijin-ga, and seascapes.
