Woman Standing Before a Blossoming Peach Tree, Taishô period, dated 1918
- 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 standing before a blossoming peach tree, dated 1918, in a composition that places the bijin within a seasonal context of extraordinary natural beauty. The peach blossom was associated in Japanese culture with spring, femininity, and the Girls' Festival (Hinamatsuri), making a woman among peach blossoms a subject with accumulated cultural resonance. Goyo's version — produced during the Taisho period when the shin-hanga movement was redefining Japanese print aesthetics — balances the traditional iconographic reading with his own commitment to observed, contemporary femininity.
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Woman Standing Before a Blossoming Peach Tree, Taishô period, dated 1918 was created by Hashiguchi Goyo (橋口五葉) in Taishô period, 1912-1926.
Woman Standing Before a Blossoming Peach Tree, Taishô period, dated 1918 was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (Taishô period, 1912-1926).
Woman Standing Before a Blossoming Peach Tree, Taishô period, dated 1918 depicts food & drink and trees.
